What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will be simpler than those of previous popes, following instructions he set out himself. But as a ...

The Catholic Church has specific theological and canonical reasons why a woman cannot be appointed as pope. These reasons are ...

Approximately 2,500 people per hour have been filing past the body of Pope Francis as it lies in state at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, with growing concerns over some mourners choosing to take ...

Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26. Not so long ago, that was a ...

Pope Francis took steps to address abuse. But cases continue to emerge, especially in Africa and Asia, with the potential to ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Novels and films that include or revolve around a conclave often include nefarious plotting, or at least politicking, and ...

(OSV News) -- "God," Pope Francis once said, "is God for all; and if God is God for all, then we are all sons and daughters of God." This credo, spoken during a 2024 interreligious meeting in ...