Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. No date has ...

Pope Francis’ wooden coffin was sealed on Friday night, in a private rite that officially ends three days of his body lying ...

The camerlengo will oversee the transition into the new papacy, including preparing the conclave that will select the next ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church ...

In keeping with ancient custom, each day of the Novendiales includes a requiem Mass following the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani ...

A change in popes is a complicated process. Here are the need-to-know terms — some of them in Latin — to help make sense of ...

The day after his April 2 election as head of the French Bishops' Conference (CEF), Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille sketched out a draft program for the next three years highlighting some ...

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...

Pope Francis was moved Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state for three days of public mourning for the ...

An Taoiseach Micheal Martin, An Tanaiste Simon Harris and President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina will represent ...

Pope Francis appointed the vast majority of this body of cardinal electors. That doesn't mean, however, that he has appointed people of a similar mindset.