VATICAN CITY, — The last time cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope was in March 2013, following the ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the process for burying the head of the church after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.

After a pope dies, or in the extremely rare case that they resign — like Pope Benedict XVI before Pope Francis — the Vatican holds a conclave typically 15 to 20 days later. During the conclave, the ...

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method — a system known as the Papal conclave.

After his election, the Argentinian became the “first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the 266th pope in the history of the Catholic Church, and the 265th successor of ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years, has died at age 88. The head of the ...

With the No. 18 pick in the opening round of the NFL draft, along with a pair of second-round selections, the Seahawks should have some solid options to fill their needs. They have five total picks in ...

SEATTLE — At ShoMon Kappo Sushi, a new Japanese restaurant in Seattle, there are only two seatings per night — and five ...

Video captured the sounds of multiple gun shots Saturday near a large protest at the Bayview Park and Ride off State Route 525 around 10:45 a.m.

The person of interest in the death of an 82-year-old Tenino woman was booked into jail, according to Thurston County authorities. Jeffrey Zizz was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder, ...

AUBURN, Wash. — A middle school wrestling coach in Auburn is facing multiple felonies for allegedly having sexual ...

His wife, Sarah Perry, said Ramos, 69, died "doing what he loved" while running on a trail near their home in Issaquah.