When the president isn't using faith as a sword against his perceived political foes, he’s using it as a punch line to an ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

With conclave set for May 7, Church scholars say successor to Francis must balance legacy, heal rifts between reformists and ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has emerged as one of the two favorites to become the next pope, but he faces accusations of not doing enough to deal with claims of child sex abuse in the church.

Young and old, Romans and migrants alike said they would like the next pontiff to make faith accessible to those on the ...

President Trump shared an AI-generated photo of himself dressed as the pope just days after telling reporters that he'd "like ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

All of the 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote to choose a successor to Pope Francis are now in Rome ahead of the conclave ...