Pope Francis' successor will face an array of challenges, from disputes over the place of women, the Vatican's financial woes ...

His role is to preserve, interpret and teach the Christian faith, as well as ensuring the unity of the Catholic Church. The ...

The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem ...

Lent is the season during which catechumens make their final preparations to be welcomed into the Church. UCA News is proud ...

From Pius to Clement, Hilarius to Simplicius, papal names through the centuries are inextricably linked to the brilliant or ...

"Refugees and asylees may continue to file applications for adjustment of status; in fact, refugees are legally obligated to ...

- The ballots and any handwritten notes made by the cardinals are then destroyed, burnt in a stove in the chapel, which emits ...

The study further estimated that even if only a small share of those children had no other relative to take them in if their ...

Both Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI were elected within two days, but the longest papal election in Church history ...

Catholics in Nigeria are mourning the death of seven Capuchin Franciscan friars who died in a tragic road accident while ...

India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on May 7, after New Delhi launched missile ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election on May 6 as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...