A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...

In the hours following his death, many Catholics reflected on the words in his final Easter urbi et orbi blessing, which had ...