The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on these days before the conclave to elect a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

Francis desired healing among religions, and an episode that stands out from his life was a visit to a Rome synagogue in 2016 ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, betting exchanges such as Polymarket and Kalshi are attracting millions in bets on his ...

Unfortunately, we’ve seen a good deal of the Vatican just lately. I rather liked Pope Francis and, more importantly, so did ...

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, the former archbishop of Philadelphia, is outside the age cutoff for the conclave to select ...

Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, former president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, revealed to the Italian media that he ...

In a workshop that's a stone's throw from St. Peter's Basilica, 86-year-old Raniero Mancinelli has been sewing cassocks for ...