Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

As the College of Cardinals gathers in Vatican City for the secretive process that will elect a new head of the Roman ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple tussle between conservatives and reformers. The winner will determine the fate ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

With representatives from 70 countries across five continents, this conclave is the largest -- and the most international -- ...

Fr. Kyle Doustou, a pastor in Old Town and soon to be Vicar General for the Diocese of Portland, sat down with Maine's Total ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...