The Vatican's May 7 conclave will adhere to centuries-old traditions to choose a new pope, with cardinals casting ballots in ...

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

VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its ...

Abilene resident Rochelle Johnson grew up in the country with a strong Catholic faith. “I’m a cradle Catholic, and my parents ...

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.

The fundamental Christian message emphasizes compassion, and the Catholic Church over the centuries has played a vital role ...

Cardinal You Heung-sik rejects papal rumors, says media has never guessed right, and stresses that the next pope must lead ...

And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas.As the world's Catholic cardinals meet this week to discuss who ...

Massa traces this strain in American Catholicism back to what’s been called the “comic opera heresy” of a fellow Jesuit, ...

A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a ...