Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

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

Pope Francis gave voice to the oppressed but epitomised the tensions in the Catholic Church, argues The death of Pope ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful ...

THE media failed to explain to the Scottish public why John Swinney was invited to attend the Pope’s funeral. John Swinney is the First ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Cardinals from all over the world are meeting in Rome to prepare for the conclave that will elect a successor to Pope Francis ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis, filing past the simple white tomb in St Mary Major ...

Saturday’s majestic open-air funeral for Pope Francis is now followed by election of the next pope by the College of Cardinals in a process shrouded in secrecy. Indeed, the Latin root for “conclave” ...