Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

A decision to allow a Catholic school to become a publicly funded charter would profoundly impact American education, experts ...

Richard Reidy, formerly with the Diocese of Worcester, was made Bishop of the Diocese of Norwich during his Episcopal ...

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Wednesday toward a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to ...

Pope Francis saw priests' embrace of the trappings of power as a "cancer" corroding the Roman Catholic Church, according to a ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

Pope Francis offered respect. His successor must offer justice for slavery, colonisation, and enduring white supremacy.

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 ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Saturday’s majestic open-air funeral for Pope Francis is now followed by election of the next pope by the College of ...

The Newark archbishop was a friend and confidant of Pope Francis who could steer the Conclave of Cardinals in its choice of a ...