"The court is attempting to handle the matter in such a way as to help Father Peter and to avoid scandal to the Church," the ...

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

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have ...

After Pope Francis’ death on April 21, the Vatican City is in a quest to find his successor. Among all the names, Filipino ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

Siracusa was among a group of homeless, migrants, prisoners and transgender people waiting on the steps of the Basilica of St ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...