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

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

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

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Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was asked by reporters about the image after he had finished a service at ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died. We take a look at his legacy and how the church will choose the next ...