The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning ...

Tributes to Pope Francis instantly poured in from around the world from presidents to people of all walks of like. The ...

China will sanction U.S. officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who Chinese officials say have ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

CAR T-cell therapy teaches a person’s immune system how to find and attack their specific cancer But 65% of people haven’t ...

Cardinal Kevin Ferrell says Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor. But he ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 this morning, the ...

Sri Lanka’s Catholic church says the Vatican has named 167 of its faithful killed in Islamic State-inspired suicide bombings ...

Gaza's civil defence agency on Monday accused the Israeli military of carrying out "summary executions" in the killing of 15 ...

China is warning other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment. Governments ...

Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Af ...