A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected pope on March 13, 2013, he began ...

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

Signs of crisis were everywhere: declining Mass attendance, large-scale conversations with evangelical Christian groups. The ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

Catholics celebrated the life and legacy of Pope Francis during a funeral mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist on ...

Cleveland Bishop Edward C. Malesis presides over memorial Mass for Pope Francis at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

The Vatican has announced that the Papal Conclave to elect the next Pope will begin on May 7. The date was decided during a ...

Fifteen cardinals taking part in the upcoming conclave are 79 years old — some making it under the cutoff just weeks before ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday. In ...