Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

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

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

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

Red curtains are hung on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Sistine Chapel is furnished with tables, ballots, pens, and ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope ...

Sri Lankan archbishop announces that 167 Catholics killed in the Easter bombings of 2019 will be included on list of ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

The papal conclave is a centuries-old tradition to elect the next pope of the Roman Catholic church. "There's prayer involved ...

The Vatican has cut the phone signals within the tiny city state for the duration of the conclave, as all 133 Catholic ...

St Peter Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa ...