The secret meeting to elect the leader of the world's Catholics is set to begin, bringing with it the intrigue of an ancient ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the ...

Belgian beer lovers replaced the traditional Easter egg hunt with a quest for beer on Sunday (April 20) in the garden of an ancient abbey ... will be the first Pope buried outside the Vatican ...

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Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live coverage as Pope Leo XIV is named the first pope from the United States on Thursday, May 8. A legend involving an ancient doomsday prophesy could be ...

The research, analyzing data from Korean adults, found an inverse association between drinking two or more cups of black coffee daily and insulin resistance. These findings suggest that black ...

Pope Francis died following a stroke Monday, which led to a coma and ultimately “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ the Vatican said. A selection of church leaders will now vote to ...

After a pope dies, the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the "papal conclave." In practice, since at least 1276, the conclave gathers the church ...

Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday at 88, was honored with a funeral at St. Peter's Square. A key tradition following his death involves destroying his signet ring, a practice dating ...