Pope betting trading markets have returned. On Monday afternoon, following the death of Pope Francis, the CFTC-regulated ...

Peter was the first pontiff of the Catholic church, and several popes have been considered "great" in the interim.

By Philip Pullella and Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

Pope Francis, the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, passed away on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican’s ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Presidents, royalty and a multitude of simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at ...

VATICAN CITY >> Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square, Roman Catholic cardinals decided today, ...

Royalty, presidents, prime ministers and a legion of faithful are paying their last respects to Pope Francis at a funeral ...

The late 16th century St. Charles Borromeo, one of the few cardinals to be canonized, also refused the papacy, though in less dramatic fashion. Most recently, when Cardinal Giovanni Colombo ...