Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

The Vatican was busy with last-minute arrangements on Tuesday to get ready for the conclave to elect the next pope. Cardinals ...

Cardinals will begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

Nuns sexually assaulted by priests are one of the last Catholic taboos, but with reports of abuse rising, it is a scandal ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The Vatican’s financial crisis was one of the late Pope Francis ’ last headaches. In Last February, three days before the ...

The Vatican has cut the phone signals within the tiny city state for the duration of the conclave, as all 133 Catholic ...

When his papal name was announced, things became much clearer. Taking the name of the 13th century St Francis of Assisi, ...

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