Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

Around St. Peter’s Square, the pope offered services to the homeless and migrants, in ways that often did not go down well ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...

It is certainly not a novelty. The 'papal betting pool' has always been part of the popular logic of the Church, and it was ...

The Catholic parish church located at the University of Missouri will take a new name while retaining a key, recognizable ...

Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle was tasked to assist the prelate appointed by the late Pope Francis to oversee Vatican City’s ...

Throughout his papacy, Francis took steps to appoint and integrate women into leadership roles in the Vatican.

Fiducia Supplicans was published after Argentinian Cardinal Víctor Fernández, the Pope’s ghostwriter, had come to the helm of ...

Pope Francis' funeral details including a full schedule and what to expect from the Novendiali, a nine-day period of mourning ...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo found a way for the Africans to have their cassava and eat it too – opposing the pope, at least ...