While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.”It implies the<a ...

Massa traces this strain in American Catholicism back to what’s been called the “comic opera heresy” of a fellow Jesuit, ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor ... year papacy to bring in new points of views of the Catholic Church hierarchy. Many have spent little or no time in Rome getting to know their ...

or the Vatican’s governing hierarchy, and to shore up its many budget shortfalls. Francis’ initiative was bold: He was essentially betting that donors would be happy to openly fund church ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...