The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known for his folksy, easy-going nature, his readiness to crack jokes, and his ideological proximity to ...

The race is now on for the top job.

A few cardinals are seen as front-runners to succeed Pope Francis, yet many of the clerics who will vote have not made up ...

If you ask an Italian, almost five decades of having foreigners as pope is enough. The pope is the bishop of Rome, and it is ...

The truce for the Great Victory is a game of roles, with Putin wanting to prolong negotiations and appear victorious. The ...

VICTOR GAETAN is Senior International Correspondent for National Catholic Register and the author of God’s Diplomats: Pope Francis, Vatican Diplomacy, and America’s Armageddon. He contributes to ...