NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

ANALYSIS: The late Pontiff famously encouraged Catholics to ‘make a mess’ to bring fresh energy and ideas to the Church. The ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope ...

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed ...

Trump, who frequently shares memes of himself on social media, posted the image to Truth Social on Friday after joking that ...

The image is raising eyebrows on social media, at the Vatican, from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and from Italians.

It remains unclear whether the conclave will result in a leader aligned with Pope Francis' more progressive stance or a ...