Politicians, corporate leaders and owners of family businesses should take a leaf out of the late pope’s playbook ...

Stacking the decks is the cornerstone of any succession plan if the election takes place after you're gone. Some 80% of the cardinals were appointed by Pope Francis, the singular most important ...

A conclave only begins to answer the question of who a pope will truly be.

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, the Roman Catholic Church will begin elaborate rituals ...

Here are five things to know about the papal succession. Cardinals will gather for what is known as “a conclave” about 15 to 20 days after Francis’s death to select a new pope. The time the ...

Pope Francis passed away on Monday at the age of 88 after being hospitalized for double pneumonia for over a month. The pontiff was last seen in public on Sunday, April 20, as thousands gathered ...

When the bells of St. Peter's Basilica tolled on Easter Monday, announcing Pope Francis's death at 88, they rang for the ...

Pope Francis was known for refocusing the Catholic Church on promoting social and economic justice rather than traditional moral teachings. The pope’s death came after he spent weeks in the ...