Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

They don't have a vote in the pope's election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

The same people who questioned Jorge Bergoglio when he became Pope today celebrate him as “the most important Argentine in ...

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

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

Is there really a U.S. delegation of cardinals, a team that would wear the same jersey? Do these players feel like teammates?

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

With a record number of electors and not enough rooms to accommodate them, the Vatican’s highly secretive conclave is off to ...

Nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from ...