As Pope Francis's fourth and longest hospital stay since he first sat on the papal throne stretches on, here's what we know ...

Pope Adrian IV remains the only Englishman to have ever held the papal throne, but despite his rise from humble beginnings, no Briton has followed in his footsteps. Born Nicholas Breakspear around ...

The rituals surrounding the papal succession date back centuries, but the process has been given a modern revamp after a team of Catholic journalists and researchers compiled a new online guide to ...

Pope Francis marked World Day of Peace with a Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican, on January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli Many people are aware that Popes are traditionally elected for life ...

“When you know the camera is on you and it’s close, that’s when you know your inner world has to speak,” Fiennes says. It’s a ...

The Vatican has assured that the Pope’s condition is stable, but given his age and history of health concerns, preparations for a potential papal conclave are already in focus. If a conclave is ...

Like his predecessors, Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave. Interest in papal elections has also surged recently thanks to the Oscar-nominated fil ...

As Pope Francis's fourth and longest hospital stay since he first sat on the papal throne stretches on, here's what we know about the pontiff's reportedly "stable" condition. Pope Francis, 88, has ...

Cardinals to gather for the papal conclave as the world awaits the next Pope, 4 of whom are from India(REUTERS) As Pope Francis remains hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, discussions about ...

Swedish papal metal act Ghost will return with new album 'Skeletá' this April, with a newly anointed pope as frontman.