Activists are fighting a church that wants to put the scandal behind it and a public that may be tiring of it.

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

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current bookmakers' favorite to be the next pope, is facing renewed scrutiny over a deal he made ...

"We’ve lost great respect for moments like this," said one archbishop of the imagery shared by Trump and the White House days ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has emerged as one of the two favorites to become the next pope, but he faces ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

He and his wife, Crecencia López, don't know who the next pope will be, but they hope he's someone who shares Francis' ...

The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote.

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...