On March 13, 2013, Oscar Crespo was watching TV in his native Buenos Aires when he saw the white smoke appearing above the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican: a new pope was elected. As with millions of Catholics in Latin America, he was curious to know who would succeed Pope…
Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be…
At least one tourist has been killed and 13 others injured in a suspected terror attack in the disputed…
Multiple people, including children, were injured after a car plowed through a crowd outside a school in eastern China…
Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican…
It was unexpected, barely implemented and not even extended. But the Kremlin’s hopelessly short-lived Easter truce was aimed directly…
As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted…
An old saying about papal elections goes as follows: “He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as…