The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the ...

Neomi De Anda, University of Dayton Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope.

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

Archbishop of Vienna Experience: Edited the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the compendium of church teaching; member of ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

Archbishop of Munich-Freising Experience: Coordinator of the Vatican’s Council of the Economy; president of German bishops ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.