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 ...

As 133 Catholic cardinals prepare to enter the conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, the world is waiting to see which ...

The extraordinary longevity of the Catholic Church could make it seem like a body that floats above the everyday world of ...

The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...

The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...

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

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

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday ...

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

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

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...