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

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

The oath, which explicitly forbids recording or disclosing anything from within the conclave, underscores the Church's ...

The Prophecy of Popes, a Latin-based legend, claims there will not be a 113th Pope, causing conspiracy theorists to believe ...

Activists are fighting a church that wants to put the scandal behind it and a public that may be tiring of it.

"We support whoever is the best person," Singapore's Cardinal William Goh said. "We don't choose a pope based on continent, based on race, based on language." ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current bookmakers' favorite to be the next pope, is facing renewed scrutiny over a deal he made ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

Head of the Holy See's press service Matteo Bruni said that many challenges and tasks facing the church were raised at the congregations ...

All 133 cardinals have arrived for the conclave to elect a new pope after the passing of Pope Francis. Discover the latest ...