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

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

Trump’s AI-generated pope image sparks backlash from New York Catholic leaders, with outrage growing ahead of the papal conclave.

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

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...

The process of choosing a pope will have little if any of the zero-sum scheming common among bitterly divided U.S.

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

The last official day of mourning for Pope Francis wrapped up in the Vatican Sunday, and a papal conclave will begin on ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as pope, which drew criticism from the group ...

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...