That the Church should opt for the poor is particularly relevant in Asia, where millions suffer extreme poverty ...

For most of the Catholic Church’s first millennium, popes used their given names. That changed in the 6th century.

Pope Francis' death, nearly 20 years after John Paul II's, marked the end of two distinct yet similar papacies. Fox News' ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church ...

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

For most of the Catholic Church's first millennium, popes used their given names. The first exception was the 6th century ...

Cardinals have returned to the Sistine Chapel for the second day of the secretive process to elect the next leader of the ...

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity, while a choice like Pius would be a clear signal that a traditionalist is taking ...

A leading figure in Vatican diplomacy, Dominique Mamberti will have the important task of introducing the new pontiff to the ...

And then their inauguration. The cardinals who gathered in the wake of the passing of John Paul II chose Pope Benedict XVI a more conservative and more elderly leader than they’d picked before.

After the death of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic ... while drawing inspiration from the papacies of Benedict XVI and Polish-born John Paul II. Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz.PAP/Tomasz Gzell Cardinal ...