As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

The name "Franciscus" is seen engraved on the tomb of Pope Francis inside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The interletter spacing, or kerning, of the engraving has come under scrutiny from ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...