"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

SoCal LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

Black smoke has poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” ...

A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.