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

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

An AI-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope is drawing criticism from some Catholics after it was ...

The 2025 papal conclave will be the most geographically diverse in history, reflecting the global nature of the Catholic ...

As the conclave to elect the new Pope begins on May 7 in Vatican City, Italy, the Roman Catholic Church in Mumbai asked its members to offer special prayers to guide the cardinals towards a good ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory will join the Vatican conclave, marking a historic first for African-American leadership in the ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

The Prophecy of Popes, a Latin-based legend, claims there will not be a 113th Pope, causing conspiracy theorists to believe ...