The Catholic Church is an institution of remarkable longevity. The year marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of ...

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"We’ve lost great respect for moments like this," said one archbishop of the imagery shared by Trump and the White House days ...

VATICAN CITY] All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday (May 5 ...

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

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at 88.

The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...

Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal ...

Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group -- summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 -- is ...

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced on Monday that the conclave to choose the next pope will begin on ...

Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are expected to hold the papal election, called a conclave, to choose a new pope ...