Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a new pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending contenders following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have ...

Pope Francis also waived Vatican rules to canonize Pope John XXIII. LONDON, July 5, 2013 — -- He was the "Pilgrim Pope," the man who traveled the world inspiring a young generation of Catholics ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI attended a Vatican screening recently of a television miniseries on the life of Pope John Paul II -- giving equal billing to the latest biopic on his predecessor ...