When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

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

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

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

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

“It’s the natural journey of the church,” said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, an Italian who was once a power player in the ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston says he wants the new pope to be "a man of unity for the ...

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

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

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 ...

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