ROME — They don’t have a vote in the election of a pope, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female religious orders ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome.A total of 133 "Princes of the Church" ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

More than 400 students at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville are taking part in a mock conclave, with voting having ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Holy Family Church both in Lewiston, and Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon will offer special services Wednesday to mark the first day of the conclave to elect a ...

This week on Wednesday, the world turns its attention to the Vatican, where a new Pope will hopefully be elected through one of the oldest and most sacred traditions of the Catholic Church—the ...

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