For those tuning in late, there will be a conclave starting Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new pope. My columns have focused on some of the deeper issues, and insights drawn from history, to make ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various ...

Pope Francis​' popemobile​ is being converted into a clinic to help children in the Gaza Strip, the Vatican announced​, calling it the late pontiff's "final gift" to the war-torn territory.

Time is running out and there are still many cardinals registered to speak at the pre-conclave meetings called general ...

The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to Vatican ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

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

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The image is raising eyebrows on social media, at the Vatican, from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and from Italians.

One of Pope Francis's "popemobiles" is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...