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

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

From cash bets on websites to online games modeled after fantasy football leagues and casual wagers among friends and ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Even those who applauded the actions he took during his 12-year papacy said they were just a beginning, and that his ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

Donald Trump praised his own accomplishments and signed a slew of new executive orders in the cold open of the May 3 episode ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

In Italy, tens of thousands are participating in a fantasy football-like online game, picking a team of cardinals they think could be elected as the next pope.

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

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...