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

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

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

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

President Donald Trump says he had nothing to do with artificially generated image of him dressed as the pope.

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...

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

"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 ...

After St. John Paul II broke the Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened considerably, such ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...