Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.

Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process ...

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

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

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

Francis brought the popular archbishop of Manila to Rome to head the Vatican’s missionary evangelization office, which serves the needs of the Catholic Church in much of Asia and Africa.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has clarified reports regarding the participation of Cardinal John Njue in the election ...

VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New ... heard about the pope’s death just before boarding her flight to Rome. “For me, the flight became a vigil,” she ...