Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is a top contender to succeed Pope Francis, potentially becoming the first Black pope in over 1,500 years.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

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Colum McCann is the author of 13 books, the latest of which is “Twist,” a novel. He won the National Book Award in fiction in ...

Unsurprisingly, the pope's death quickly joined the growing roster of events the long-running series is said to have predicted.

VATICAN CITY >> Thousands of people poured into St. Peter’s Basilica today to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

( NewsNation) — Viewership of the Oscar-winning film “ Conclave ” is on the rise following the death of Pope Francis.

A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

As Pope Francis lies in state at Saint Peter's Basilica, heightened security measures are in place as an estimated 250,000 ...