Muslim population worldwide will surge by a whopping 70 percent in the next 35 years, breaching the 3 billion mark by the ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

The top three most hated countries in the world are China, the United States and Russia, according to the World Population Review.

Attending the service without his wife, the Princess of Wales, Prince William, 42, looked smart in a sombre black suit. As heir to the throne and a future head of the Church of England, William is ...

For the past 12 years, Pope Francis has ... a leader of a billion Catholics around the world. Someone who speaks to kings and the leaders of other major religions, and yet so humble at the same ...

He spent 38 days there, the longest hospitalization of his 12 ... major Christian sects. In the occupied West Bank, Bethlehem Mayor Anton Salman said Francis worked to “restore the value and meaning ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

He worked on the basilica for more than four decades, the last 12 years of his life exclusively ... is one of the most famous basilicas in the world.Credit...Samuel Aranda for The New York ...

He was also a prolific author of books about Judaism mainly based on the thought system of his major ... world history and is summarized in two crucial sentences (verses) in the Torah in Exodus 12 ...

"I believe it would be very natural to choose someone from Africa, Asia or in any case from those parts of the world where the church ... Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major and not St. Peter ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...