Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will gather at some point next month to elect ...

Pope Francis' death sparks Vatican's secretive process to elect next pontiff, impacting cardinals, priests, and Catholics ...

Francis dramatically reshaped the group of prelates who will soon cast their votes for his successor in front of Michelangelo’s fresco of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Only cardinals ...

It’s pretty cool.” The next gallery has walls of deep red and is devoted to drawings for Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” which was painted nearly 30 years after the ceiling on the ...

More than 20 years later, Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the awe-inspiring "Last Judgement" on the wall behind the altar, which was unveiled in 1541. * Michelangelo was immediately accused ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...