The cardinals met Tuesday in the Vatican's synod hall to chart the next steps before a conclave begins to choose Francis' ...

As Ronald Reagan put it, the American electorate rewards those who bear banners of “bold unmistakable colors” rather than ...

Cardinals have made their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his funeral.

He returned April 12 to pray before the Madonna ... and led his heart to fail. He had been recovering in his apartment after being hospitalized for five weeks with pneumonia. He made his last ...

He made his last public appearance Sunday ... Ravasi noted that Francis chose to be buried near his favorite icon of the Madonna, in a basilica across town, and not in the grottoes underneath ...