Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

From cash bets on websites to online games modeled after fantasy football leagues and casual wagers among friends and ...

Even those who applauded the actions he took during his 12-year papacy said they were just a beginning, and that his ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Friday, May 2, to share an image of himself in the traditional ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has replaced Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin as the new favorite to become the next pope ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

I become agitated when they say it’s time for an American, it’s time for an African, it’s time for a South Islander. I think ...