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

"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 ...

The two are passing through Rome on vacation and will continue to southern Italy. But they are practicing Catholics and were ...

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

Ahead of the conclave to elect the next Pope, cardinals take centre stage. Called the Princes of the Church, they are at the ...

The papal conclave is a mystery to many. Here's what we know about the process of selecting a new leader for the Roman ...

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

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

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

When Pope Francis took over the Vatican’s leadership in 2013, the church was marred by an unsettled sex abuse crisis that ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...