Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus, but conservatives may want to refocus the Catholic ...

The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

Catholics in Maryland and nationwide attended their first Sunday Mass without Pope Francis leading the church.

President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis and "had a very ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The world's 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their spiritual leader Saturday as he was laid to rest in Rome. "Sunday ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

In Oakland, people filled the Cathedral of Christ the Light to say their final goodbyes to Pope Francis, who died on Monday.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

The conclave, held to select a new pope, will begin in nine days. The College of Cardinals — the cardinals within the ...