The election of a new leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics is shrouded in secrecy. Cardinals are forbidden from ...

Hours after greeting thousands in St. Peter's Square and meeting with US Vice President JD Vance, Pope Francis, 88, died April 21, 2025, Easter Monday ...

(THE CONVERSATION) With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “ a room ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla have paid tribute to Pope Francis after his death aged 88. The pope's death was confirmed by a Vatican official this morning. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican ...

Politicians and religious leaders in Scotland have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday. First Minister John Swinney said it was with “deep sadness” he had learned of the ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

The Pope’s death was confirmed by Vatican on Monday morning. The current cardinal chamberlain, camerlengo in Italian, Kevin ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at 88. He had recently survived a bout ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

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