Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children ...

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

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

In a New York Times story about the late Pope Francis’s relationship with Catholic conservatives, Michael Hichborn, president ...

"We’ve lost great respect for moments like this," said one archbishop of the imagery shared by Trump and the White House days ...

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

The personality and outreach of Pope Francis attracted worldwide admiration. Though he did not stray from Catholic doctrine, ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

The 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church will enter the conclave on Wednesday as they begins talk to select a new Pope.

An AI-generated image of President Donald Trump dressed as the pope is drawing criticism from some Catholics after it was ...