Archbishop Caccia pointed to Pope Francis’ very first encyclical — issued in 2013 not long after his election as the 266th ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis to become the Catholic Church's 267th pope, his first major decision will be to choose his ...

The forthcoming conclave remains a pressing matter for cardinals, who began arriving last week for the funeral of Pope ...

"We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a Church that is wrapped up in its own world," Pope Francis said shortly after ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Pope Benedict was elected in 2005, just after his 78th birthday. Of the 103 popes whose exact age at election is known, Pope ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

As accolades poured in from around the world on the death of Pope Francis, prominent Black Americans pointed to the pontiff’s legacy of advocating for the marginalized, including Black people. Others, ...

Surrey 367 (Lawrence 55*, Gregory 3-46) and 36 for 2 (Burns 20*, Smith 12*) beat Somerset 283 and 119 (Pretorious 54, Worrall ...

Could there be an American pope? Here are the US cardinals who could replace the pontiff - Of the 252 members of the College ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.