By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last ...

Ten of the cardinals that will vote on who will be the next pope hail from the US. Some of them are rumored to be in the ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Philly’s LGBTQIA+ community is sharing their emotions and concerns about the transition to Pope Francis’ successor.

He served as the Vatican's Secretary of State during Francis's papacy, having already replaced him at some events during his ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

President Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada met yesterday in Washington, their first meeting since Carney won a stunning election victory on an anti-Trump platform. They sparred over the ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

As the world prepares for the papal conclave, many are speculating about the potential for a historic moment: Could a Southwest Detroit native become the first American pope?

The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...