Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at 88.

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

One person was taken to a hospital after a shooting at a gathering in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. At around 9:45 p.m., the Oklahoma City Police Department was called to the area of Santa Fe Avenue ...

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

Experts say the process requires "two custom fireworks", smoke test rehearsals and Vatican firefighters on standby.

A popemobile that Pope Francis used is "being transformed into a mobile health unit" for the children in Gaza, the Vatican ...

A popemobile that Pope Francis used is "being transformed into a mobile health unit" for the children in Gaza, the Vatican ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

While Cardinal Vincent Nichols now holds Murphy-O’Connor’s former position, he has adopted a different approach to the ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...