There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

The Princess of Wales showed that her children weren't far from her mind as she and Prince William began their two-day visit ...

The papal conclave is private election held behind closed doors of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel, where 135 cardinals vote on who will serve as the next the head of the Catholic Church.

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope ...

Two Tuolumne County parents were arrested last week, after their 1-year-old baby had to be resuscitated twice and tested ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to select the next pope.

A 68-year-old man from Oregon died in a motorcycle crash on Highway 120 in Tuolumne County on Tuesday morning.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The cardinal from Papua New Guinea says the Church needs a holy and unifying pope to guide the Church and inspire renewed ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.