Eastern Orthodox Church, includes Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. Unlike Catholics, Eastern Orthodox allows priests to marry. The Russian Orthodox Church was born out of a rejection of union with ...

137 cardinals are under the age of 80, which makes them eligible to select Pope Francis's successor. Pope Francis appointed ...

Easter is another Christian holiday that has become very commercialized over the years. Christmas was the beginning and Easter the end of extremely important holidays for Christians around the world.

When the Pope dies (or resigns, as in the rare case of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013), the cardinals are summoned to a meeting at ...

The period of mourning rites typically lasts nine days, and church rules say they should begin between between the fourth and ...