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

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

DeBernardo, in an statement issued Tuesday, said some cardinals have been vocal in their opposition to Francis' leadership of ...

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

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

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

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is ...