The dual-careers of Peter Paul Rubens, working as both a court painter and a highly respected European diplomat, won him great favor.

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process of picking a new pontiff.

Carlos Acutis is set to become the first millennial saint. His canonization was moved to next Sunday in St. Peter's Square after the death of Pope Francis.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are speaking out about that shocking death on "The Last of Us" that has fans reeling.

Many of the rituals and procedures of selecting a new pope — designed to ensure secrecy and an orderly transition — have remained unchanged for centuries.

A teen who was murdered over the weekend at a Brickell luxury high-rise was stabbed to death as he slept, according to new information released by Miami police.

In an announcement on Monday, the Vatican said Pope Francis' cause of death was a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to irreversible heart failure.

Outrage over the death of a Kenyan teacher and activist in police custody sparked protests in the capital Nairobi this week after doctors refuted a police claim that he had died in his cell from a ...

The New York City Police Department is investigating the death of Anne Burrell, the popular Food Network star who was found dead in her Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning, as a possible drug ...

Pope Francis' Cause of Death Revealed 1 Day After His Final Surprise Appearance for Easter The 88-year-old pontiff had been hospitalized for 38 days due to double pneumonia earlier this year ...

The Vatican has released images of Pope Francis being laid out in an open coffin ahead of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff ceremony.

PEABODY, Mass. — Authorities are investigating the death of a 14-year-old in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Peabody Chief of Police Thomas ...