COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. The secret ...

Pope Francis, who died April 23 and was buried Saturday ... who in 2009 appointed him the Vatican’s ambassador in Venezuela, where he defended the church against moves to weaken it by then-President ...

Pope Francis left a legacy as a reformist and a ... international affairs includes a stint as the Vatican's ambassador to Venezuela starting in 2009 and serving as the main architect of the ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Political figures around the world have issued messages of congratulation to Robert Prevost, who was elected Thursday as Pope ...

A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

Technically, any baptized Catholic man can become pope. That's not how it has historically worked, however, with the last pontiff who wasn't first a cardinal having served in the 1300s. And Pope ...