Robert Sarah, 79, of Guinea, the retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, has long been considered the best hope for an ...

Francis mingled with the faithful for about an hour on Easter Sunday, drawing cheers as crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square.

Francis spent a good portion of his final years speaking out against war in Gaza and Ukraine, focusing on the most vulnerable ...

VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, resulting in the election of ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope ...

While no clear successor to Pope Francis has been named, traditionally the pope has been picked from within the College of ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, became the pope 12 years ago. He was elected pope by a conclave of 115 ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi ...

A 7-year-old boy found a 14-karat gold necklace in an Easter egg in downtown Knoxville. Robert Morgan was walking with his dad, Andy Morgan, when he found the egg, which had a JTV sticker on it. They ...

A tornado was radar confirmed in Cabot as severe weather makes its way through Arkansas. CABOT, Ark. — Severe weather is ...