COMMENTARY: The greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Outspoken on same-sex blessings and immigration, Robert Sarah of Guinea is a leading figure among conservative Catholic ...

Other notable death in April include basketball Hall of Famer Dick Barnett, “Dennis the Menace” star Jay North, former ...

Conclave the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Pope Francis wasn't afraid to wield the Catholic Church's moral authority, which remains a potent force in world politics.

Kenyan Cardinal John Njue has announced that he will not participate in the upcoming papal conclave to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis. Sources in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, on Wednesday ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Italians got the next best thing in Pope Francis — the Argentine son of Italian immigrants. But many here wondered whether one of their own would ever again sit on the throne of St. Peter. Now some ...

Here is a selection of possible contenders, in no particular order. The list will be updated as cardinals continue their ...