There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

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

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...

So, could the new pope come from Africa? And what is at stake for the continent as the catholic church chooses its next leader? Alan Kasujja speaks to Reverend Professor Paulinus Odozor, a Professor ...

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

The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see ...

Papal conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7. Among the top candidates is Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

More than a billion Catholics from around the world await the decision of 133 cardinals who will on Wednesday begin the process of electing the next head of the Catholic church inside Rome’s Sistine ...