Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...

The death of Pope Francis and global aid cuts led by the United States could complicate the work of a group of experts ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, left, speaks to media, flanked by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago archbishop, right, during ...

The Catholic Church is known for its rigid hierarchy. But the process for choosing a pope is surprisingly egalitarian.

Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Pope Francis’s financial reforms cleaned up Vatican institutions but failed to fix its deficits and underfunded pension ...

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said.

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...