Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...

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 Chapel.

Priests from around the world mourned the passing of Pope Francis at the Vatican April 21 while reflecting on the late ...

That’s one of the clear lessons of the late Pope Francis’s pontificate. When the Argentinian pontiff died Monday morning, he had been visibly ailing for some five years, at least since his alarming ...

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Art showcasing York's medieval history could be installed in the city's snickelways as part of wider efforts to revive ...

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European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

Appearing publicly in street clothes for the first time as pontiff, Pope Francis went into St. Peter’s Basilica to pray and ...

It was back in 2006 when the Shields Gazette spent a day at St Peter and Paul RC Primary School and got these great scenes. Maybe we got you on camera as you sang in the school choir, had a go on ...