Preparations for the papal conclave on May 7th intensified as Vatican firefighters installed the Sistine Chapel chimney, ...

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

We mourn the death of Pope Francis, a leader whose humility and compassion brought kindness, welcome and courage to our increasingly conflicted world. Francis, the first Latin American pope, led the ...

Antoni Gaudí was at the vanguard of Barcelona’s Modernisme movement. But his magnificent obsession is the still-unfinished ...

Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created ...