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

An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a moderate voice.

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

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a native of the Philippines, is known for his progressive stances, emphasis on social justice and affinity for people.

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

DeBernardo, in an statement issued Tuesday, said some cardinals have been vocal in their opposition to Francis' leadership of ...

The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope.

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems ...