An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him known a papabile emerging even before his ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is exactly the kind of “anti-woke pope” that many conservative and traditionalist Catholics ...

In the papal conclave to elect a new pope, here's a look at what the color of smoke (black or white) means after each vote.

The Vatican says Pope Francis' funeral will be held on April 26 at St. Peter's Basilica after the pontiff lies in state there ...

Cardinals have decided that the public viewing of Pope Francis will begin Wednesday in St. Peter’s Basilica, after his casket ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process. These are the need-to-know terms — some of them ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

Francis broke from tradition and asked for a "simple" burial in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major instead of St. Peter's Basilica.

Two Willmar athletes have already gotten their spring sports seasons off to a good start. The Cardinals' Maddison Molacek and Kennedy Mara have been named Central Lakes Conference Performers of the ...