On this episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat is joined by the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and the editor of ...

Timeline: How Pope Francis’ funeral and the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope will break from ...

As notable books and, indeed, the Vatican’s own archives, which Francis opened completely for scholars, indicate, Pius knew ...

The pontiff died aged 88 on Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, bringing to an end his 12 years as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

A sneak peek at upcoming San Diego community events, including street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows and ...

The first visit of a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula and to Iraq; his dear friendship with Rabbi Abraham Skorka in Argentina and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb; frequent visits to ...

Rome is always teeming, and Easter usually kicks off the long tourist season. Up to 250,000 are expected to attend the Pope's ...

Pope Francis is lying in state in St Peter's Basilica, where tens of thousands of mourners will file past his open casket ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

POPE Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday morning, the Vatican has announced. The service will be led at 10am local time ...