Rome's chief Jewish rabbi on Thursday sharply criticised Pope Francis over the pontiff's recent ramping up of criticism ...

The appointment marks a major step in Pope Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church.

The book, which was six years in the making, vividly recreates Francis’ childhood in Buenos Aires but offers few new insights ...

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn ...

Pope Francis recently appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a harsh critic of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policy, ...

So rare are councils—there have been only 20 in the nearly 2,000 years of Christian history—that merely by summoning Vatican II to “renew” the Roman Catholic Church Pope John ...

The movie, which stands at a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, follows religious leaders as they work to select the new ...

The ending of Conclave left viewers in awe, but what does it all mean? Let’s break down the wild twists and turns. As ...

Pope Francis on Thursday stepped up his recent criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian ...

Cardinal Walter McElroy of San Diego is named by Pope Francis to replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory leading the ...

The conclave, shrouded in centuries-old tradition and secrecy, stands as one of the most captivating rituals in the Catholic ...