The culture’s fascination with Francis’ papacy indicated a hunger for the simplicity and humility he projected. It was an ...

"The point of reference for this conclave is almost certainly Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the man who was Pope Francis' Secretary of State — his right-hand man for 12 years." He is regarded ...

There is much about this papacy that suggests it is the office, more than the man, that is guiding decision-making ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

The man who is now known as Leo XIV becomes the 267th Bishop of Rome and the successor to Francis, one of the most liberal ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

A group of 133 Catholic cardinals from 71 different countries are convening on Wednesday for a secretive conclave that will ...

The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

We all lost our minds. And we’re still losing our minds,” said Mike Blake, a Villanova University senior who met ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...