Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will engage in a number of elaborate rituals, involving terms that ...

Cardinals will take part in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. Here is a brief glossary of the ...

This method of self-consumption dates back to the twenty-second century: drinking water made from food waste. Biomass ...

Bergoglio chose Francis as his papal name just moments after Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes urged him not to forget the ...