On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

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

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Sri Lankan archbishop announces that 167 Catholics killed in the Easter bombings of 2019 will be included on list of ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

As 133 Catholic cardinals prepare to enter the conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, the world is waiting to see which ...

They are trying to identify someone who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and ...

Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.

The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...