The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

Other Catholic churches are joining in. St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Wausau gathered for a Mass of the Holy Spirit on ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The world is about to witness one of the most ancient and secretive of all meetings: the Papal ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

As the world prepares for the papal conclave, many are speculating about the potential for a historic moment: Could a ...

Catholics around the world are getting ready to celebrate the election of a new pope as the conclave begins on Wednesday. All eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel to see white ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...