The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual ...

The Post chose to frame its recent article about the preparations for the conclave to select the next pope in political terms ...

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

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

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

Much of the majority immigrant congregation at St. Charles Borromeo saw Pope Francis as their spiritual champion.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...

Angela S. Mattie is an attorney and professor at Quinnipiac University, where she hold an appointment in both the schools of ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...