Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an ...

Even after meeting with a group that has offered to buy the historic Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield, the Diocese ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

Visiting Italy is a dream for many, with its ancient ruins, coastlines, and food that makes you want to stay forever. But ...

"Stephen Mancini, Honorary Consul of Italy in Pittsburgh, said the church's refusal doesn't make sense. "If someone came to you and your house is falling apart and said, 'I'll take it as is,' you ...