With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what<a ...

A boy from Rhode Island was the heart of one of the first viral images of Pope Francis' papacy, in an embrace seen around the ...

Navarrosa, who is currently writing his thesis on the pope’s 2016 encyclical 'Amoris Laetitia,' recalls meeting Francis in ...

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, widely viewed as a potential contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential ...

Many expect the next pontiff to carry forward elements of Francis' legacy. Yet, sharp divisions remain over doctrine, ...

Rooted in ancient Christian and Roman customs, the Novendiales is a period of nine consecutive days dedicated to mourning the ...

Leave the speculation and the intrigue to the cardinals. Just pray for Pope Francis's soul and for the next pope.

Conclave shows how a group of nuns serve the cardinals while they decide on the next pope. In reality, the depiction is ...

Parolin, 70, of Italy, has been Francis’ secretary of state since 2014 and is considered one of the main contenders to be pope, given his prominence in the Catholic hierarchy.

John Cardinal Njue, Kenya’s only cardinal, is now 81 years old, rendering him ineligible to vote. According to Catholic ...

This is Latin for “having had mercy and choosing him” — a phrase that Francis chose as his motto when he was elevated to ...

If any of the African candidates are chosen to be the next pope, the Vatican would see their first African pope in history (not considering the theories that three popes from the past were born in ...