Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

After the death of Pope Francis, cardinals of the church will soon gather to pick the next pontiff, with many flocking to social media to share updates with the public.

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

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

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

All 133 cardinals have arrived for the conclave to elect a new pope after the passing of Pope Francis. Discover the latest ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history ...