Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...

COMMENTARY: The Council’s Decree ‘Christus Dominus’ is a vivid reminder of the meaning of the bishop’s pastoral role in the ...

Time-honored rituals, drafted and refined over centuries, allow time for mourning and provide order at a dramatic moment of ...

Keir Starmer has spoken to French president Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, after the US president's clash with Volodymyr ...

While Taiwan’s ties with all 12 countries it has official diplomatic relations with are relatively stable, “extra attention” ...

When Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, welcomed Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda to the Vatican March ...

You’ve seen the movie “Conclave” — but what does a real one look like? A papal conclave is one of the most unique and secretive processes in the world, bringing together cardinals who gather under ...

The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...