Argentine faithful hope the next Pope to be like Pope Francis, as cardinals are set to start the conclave Wednesday to elect ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

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 ...

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

SÃO PAULO – Pope Francis’s death heavily impacted old-timer Liberation theologians, people who on several occasions had to ...

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

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

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...