Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

“The biggest mistake in the movie was the admission of a cardinal in pectore into the conclave,” said Reese. “If the name is ...

The Newark archbishop was a friend and confidant of Pope Francis who could steer the Conclave of Cardinals in its choice of a ...

Cardinals from around the world have converged on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ ...

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...

During the Francis papacy, the role of women in the church emerged as a pressing priority, with Catholics across the globe calling for change.