At his own request, the book is hitting bookshelves now in more than 80 countries to coincide with the start of the church’s ...

The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...

The release of the film Conclave has once again thrown the spotlight on one of the most arcane, storied and secretive events ...

Reese guesses that at least 20 other cardinal-electors have situations similar to Mahony's, and "if the cardinals think they shouldn't elect as pope someone who may have a revelation coming out ...

Will Pope, who is facing charges for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, is cleared by a federal judge to attend President-elect ...

The successful assassination of the pope, head of the roughly 1.3-billion-strong Catholic church, would have had a seismic impact requiring the election of a new pope, humiliating the Iraqi ...

"Each time a pope takes ill, the winds of a conclave always feel as if they are blowing," Francis states in the book, referring to the secret meeting of Catholic cardinals that will one day elect ...

Pope Francis taps one of most outspoken and progressive-leaning U.S. Catholic leaders to Washington, D.C., ahead of Trump ...