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 ...

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

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson is considered as the potential first black Pope in the history of the Catholic Church.

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

Observers have labeled Tagle the “Asian Francis” due to similarities in pastoral focus and leadership style with the late ...

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

Millions around the world tuned in to watch as Pope Francis was laid to rest on 26 April, with 400,000 mourners alone paying ...

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 ...

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

Archbishop of NY Cardinal Dolan is one of several cardinals from the U.S. eligible to vote in the 2025 conclave to follow ...