With Pope Francis' death comes the duty of electing a new pope — a process where cardinals are sealed in the Sistine Chapel ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Cardinal Raymond Burke is one of the figures considered as a potential successor of Pope Francis as the process to elect a ...

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, 76, is being touted as one of the leaders in the race for the papacy. His selection would mark ...

Here's a look at the process the Catholic church has established and what experts including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the ...

After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

Pope Francis died on Monday April 21, 2025. This story was originally published in the Washington Examiner magazine on ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...

He was appointed cardinal in 2012 and was a part of the conclave which chose Pope Francis in 2013. He has served on the ...

Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, died on Monday ...

The first pope from the Americas was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 17, 1936. He was chosen ...

Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88, just a day after making a much-anticipated appearance at Saint Peter's Sq ...