Rome’s key tourist sites within the Vatican - the heart of the Catholic Church - are now absorbed by mourning and reelection ...

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

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

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...