Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor ...

Pope Francis, who chose his papal name after the 13th-century figure St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

Cardinal Dew retired as Archbishop of Wellington on May 5, 2023 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age for bishops. He is ...

Pope Francis's successor will face a litany of challenges, from the place of women and the LGBTQ community in the Catholic ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...

A non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia, while church attendance is ...

Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis in a highly secretive process that could take several days, potentially longer.

Cardinal Dew said the enthusiasm and desire for people to come and farewell the Pope had been outstanding. “St Peter’s Square ...

At what was to be a somber goodbye for Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday, a style controversy hijacked part of the attention and it involved President Donald Trump, Prince William, and an ...

The Ukrainian president said his first face-to-face meeting with Mr Trump since their public row at the White House could be "historic".