Though he was born centuries ago, we're still watching his plays and studying his works. And his words continue to resonate today.

Catholics around the world expressed their sadness and non-Catholics sent their condolences upon hearing the news of Pope ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Thanks to Dan Brown’s novel, The Da Vinci Code, and its film adaptation, many people think that the books that constitute ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the senior Vatican official who announced Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, will serve as the interim manager of the Vatican until a new pope is elected, according to ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

In 1071, a small nomadic dynasty—named the Seljuks after their founder—fought a battle against Byzantine forces under the ...

The papal conclave, or the process of choosing a new pope, has been shrouded in secrecy for hundreds of years, and starts ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...