The Catholic evangelist recalled that Pope Francis also received Vice President JD Vance that day “with kindness and ...

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

Memories and perceptions of Pope Francis are many and varied. To give a few examples, some will remember him for opening ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

When a new pope is elected, there are two signs that mark that historic moment: the white smoke from the chimney of the ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is a discreet 69-year-old diplomat with a progressive stance who was entrusted by Pope Francis ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...