Ahead of the conclave to select the next pope, names circulating include cardinals Bo of Myanmar, Tagle of the Philippines ...

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...

Mourners young and old flocked to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast D.C.