African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a native of the Philippines, is known for his progressive stances, emphasis on social justice ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems ...

There has never been an American pope, but Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost could change that. He is on some lists of possible ...

Is there really a U.S. delegation of cardinals, a team that would wear the same jersey? Do these players feel like teammates?

Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the ...