The Vatican says it may keep the basilica open past midnight due to high turnout. Cardinals met in private to finalize ...

A prominent cardinal urged the Catholic Church to return to conservative traditions as candidates began to jockey for position before the election that will choose Pope Francis’s successor. Timothy ...

Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.

The big problem is that I don't know exactly who will sit next to me». A cardinal says this in a private conversation, ...

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, "will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church ...

Bishop Vasa, in a statement paying tribute to Francis, highlighted the late pope’s love for the poor and devotion to material ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, the United States is primed for the question of whether an ...

The apostolic journey's demanding itinerary, which spanned Sept. 19-28, 2015, included stops in New York, Philadelphia and ...

Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here's a look back at his famous address to ...

A prominent cardinal called for the Catholic Church to return to conservative traditions as candidates began to jockey for ...

Out of the 135 voting cardinals, Pope Francis appointed 108, accounting for 80% of them. Pope Benedict XVI appointed 22, and John Paul II, 5. According to the Holy See Press Office, there are ten U.S.

Thousands of mourners lined up outside for a chance to pay their last respects to Francis, who died on Monday at the age of ...