Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.The secret ...

"The court is attempting to handle the matter in such a way as to help Father Peter and to avoid scandal to the Church," the ...

The two are passing through Rome on vacation and will continue to southern Italy. But they are practicing Catholics and were ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

When Pope Francis took over the Vatican’s leadership in 2013, the church was marred by an unsettled sex abuse crisis that ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The “final image” of Pope Francis will be him greeting crowds on Easter Sunday despite “serious health problems”, the 250,000 ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on Monday the atmosphere in Rome has been strangely one of 'business as usual'.

World leaders, cardinals and at least 250,000 of the faithful gathered in the Vatican on Saturday morning to bid farewell to ...

The funeral cortège will travel to the basilica from St. Peter's at walking pace. Crowds are expected to gather along the ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.