The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...

The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Miní, a wild-born female jaguar, takes an unbelievable journey from the Iberá Wetlands to the Gran Chaco forest to revive a ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

The late pontiff sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces a steep challenge in balancing the books.

In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, a group of cardinals met at a restaurant in Rome, and lobbied for German ...

Following Pope Francis’ death at 88, the Catholic Church prepares for the 2025 papal conclave on May 7 in Vatican City—a ...

Strickland, a former bishop, said he worried a pope similar to Francis would deepen the rift between the U.S. and the Vatican.

Irish-born Kevin Farrell was entrusted by Pope Francis with running the Holy See and carrying out the rites and rituals that ...

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...