Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

Pope Francis had a remarkable impact on the Vatican. In Poland, the last Catholic stronghold of Europe, Francis took action, ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

As the College of Cardinals prepares for the Conclave set to begin on May 7 to elect the successor of the late Pope Francis ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis this ...

Bishop John Dolan gave a sermon on the Sunday after Pope Francis died in which he recalled the church leader's tendency to break barriers.

Carlo went on pilgrimage to see John Paul II, offered up his suffering from cancer for Benedict XVI, and was later beatified ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the ...