On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional ...

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

Catholic Prayer Journal: This three-month devotional with guidance from Scripture, the saints and Christ himself has daily ...

The culture’s fascination with Francis’ papacy indicated a hunger for the simplicity and humility he projected. It was an ...

President Disanayake must establish robust constitutional safeguards to protect regional autonomy from central encroachment.

White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

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

JERUSALEM (AP) — Several countries were sending firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service The cardinals preparing to elect a new pope must strengthen communion in the Catholic ...