After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church's teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

Bishop R. Walker Nickless and the Diocese of Sioux City released the following statement Monday morning after the death of ...

(Gray News) - The White House shared a memorial post for the late Pope Francis, writing “Rest in Peace,” alongside photos of ...

Pope Francis's death sets an ancient machinery into motion. Soon, with a puff of smoke, the last absolute monarchy in Europe ...

By Aaron Humes: Pope Francis, 88, has died at his residence in Vatican City. The Government has issued an official statement ...

JERUSALEM - The Vatican flag has been lowered in the old city of Jerusalem following the passing of Pope Francis. The Pontiff ...

Although he created two commissions to consider whether women could serve as deacons, who, like priests, are ordained, but ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, ...

As news of the death of Pope Francis sweeps the globe, world leaders are offering their condolences and reflecting on the ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced Pope Francis' death Monday morning. He will lead the Catholic Church until a new pope is ...

The Vatican says the canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death of Pope ...