Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

He was a chemist, a bar bouncer, and a tango enthusiast. Pope Francis has broken the mold both inside and outside the Vatican ...

Monastic life is not for everyone, but for those who choose to live one, they now have a few options when it comes to ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many historians dispute that as impossible to verify, and instead say the ...

Electing a new pope is a centuries-old process that involves the Catholic Church's most senior officials from around the ...