A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

The task facing the cardinals today is to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88.

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

Long queues formed this morning behind Santa Maria Maggiore, where Pope Francis has been laid to rest. Around 400,000 faithful gathered in the Italian capital, including leaders from across the globe, ...