The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

They don't have a vote in the pope's election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young ...

CNN pointed out that the Catholic world is still in a period of mourning following the death of Pope Francis last month. The ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...