The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

Many Indigenous Catholics saw an ally in Pope Francis who championed their causes, asked forgiveness for the church’s ...

At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbols mingled at the altar as ...

In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...

Nicaraguans, Cubans and Venezuelans hope for a church that will denounce repression.

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job of pope, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, addresses the COP29 Leaders Climate Action Summit Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku ...

Today, churches are being designed not only as spaces for worship but also as cultural and architectural landmarks. This ...