As dean of the College of Cardinals, this is supposed to be Giovanni Battista Re's moment. There's just one problem: the ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Ahead of a gathering to elect a new pope, survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have urged cardinals to choose ...

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on Monday, April 21, just after he celebrated Easter with thousands of other Catholics in ...

As the election of the successor to Pope Francis approaches, internet users are getting involved in an online sweepstake.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

ASKED what kind of pope the College of Cardinals would elect in its conclave starting May 7, popular American Catholic ...

All Vatican senior officials, appointed for five-year terms, serve at the pleasure of the reigning pope and, when he dies, ...

I run the country and the world,” Donald Trump said in his interview with The Atlantic, to mark the first 100 days of his ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the pope’s death in a statement shared by the Vatican. He said, “At 7:35 this morning, the ...