David Thomas, lead singer of the avant-garage band Pere Ubu and the Cleveland proto-punk group Rocket From the Tombs, has died at the age of 71.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope "died without suffering, at home.'' The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to choose the new pope. Here's what happens next.

The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners across the globe, closing the basilica for just an hour ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke, setting off mourning in the Catholic world and ...

You don’t need to have met someone to grieve for them. But when a pope dies, how do we tell the difference between grief and ...

Ridley Scott’s Gladiator elevated the profiles of its cast, helping them gain recognition and build their net worths.

A queen without a crown, a love never given a chance. The tragic fate of King Matthias Corvinus’s first wife, Catherine of ...

The acclaimed romantic “horror” movie Ghost is a prime example of a film in which the main character is dead for the majority ...

In his role as camerlengo, Cardinal Kevin Farrell is responsible for confirming the pope's death and conducting rituals such as sealing the papal apartment.

Longtime NHL executive and Stanley Cup-winning general manager Ray Shero has died, the league announced Wednesday. He was 62. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the news in a statement ...