The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last ...

Just hours remain before the Vatican begins the centuries-old process to elect a new pope. Today, cardinals who will elect ...

Philly’s LGBTQIA+ community is sharing their emotions and concerns about the transition to Pope Francis’ successor.

With the papal conclave set to begin on May 7, many Catholics in Michigan and around the world are curious about the ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

The Sistine Chapel has been decked out to host a papal election as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...