Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena ...

ROME (WHTM) — By the 1500s the Catholic Church was suffering a crisis of bad timing, dating from well back before the beginning of Christianity. When Rome was founded back on April 21, 753 B.C.E.

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory gestures as he speaks at The Catholic University of America in Washington Dec. 6, 2033, to discuss the need for a diverse and welcoming church. The cardinal ...

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory speaks during the Feb. 5, 2023, Mass for Black History Month at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Church in Washington in this file photo. (OSV News photo/Mihoko Owada, ...

ROME -- Pope Gregory XIII, the 16th century pontiff responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar, now has another, celestial claim to fame. A working group of the International ...

After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process— takes place in the Vatican as cardinals determine who will next lead the Catholic Church. Following the ...

The modern papacy has focused on spiritual leadership and the pursuit of peace. After the two World Wars, it became a voice ...

The details of how most animals became domesticated lie deep in the murky past, much debated and glimpsed only in tantalizing hints from fossils and DNA. Except for rabbits. Their story was clear, and ...

ATLANTA — Catholics around the world continue to mourn the loss of the Church's leader, after Pope Francis died Easter Monday. The death of the 88-year-old pontiff, who led the world's nearly 1.5 ...