Instead, Undertale is a title that invites empathy, pacifism, and seeing “monsters” as individuals with their own stories and emotions. A message in line with the values promoted by the Pope ...

After Pope Francis’ funeral, 135 cardinals will gather for a conclave to elect a new pope. The traditions include oaths of secrecy, paper ballots and white smoke from a chimney of the Sistine ...

Pope Francis' death on Monday, the day after Easter Sunday, started off a series of traditions that in a few weeks will culminate in a vote for the next pope. After Pope Francis is laid to rest ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re counted ...

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The passing of Pope Francis means the end of a 12-year tenure as head of the Catholic Church and a new search for the next head of the papacy by the conclave. Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the ...

A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

On Sunday, April 6, Pope Francis appeared in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to the surprise of the more than 20,000 faithful who were following the Sunday Mass in the capital of Catholicism.

Fifteen to 20 days after the death of Pope Francis, cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church will shut the doors of the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. It is set to be the largest conclave in ...

Jim Yardley, a former Rome bureau chief for The New York Times, witnessed Pope Francis’ transformation from an unlikely papal contender to a beloved figure. By Jim Yardley I remember the people.

VATICAN CITY — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they’re ...

The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross (THE CONVERSATION) With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor.