With a conclave to elect a new pope scheduled to begin next week, several names have popped up as potential replacements for ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

His sacramental gestures symbolized the love and mercy he wanted the church to bring to the world. He was the first Pope to ...

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing, in social media memes and ...

ANALYSIS: While the de-Christianized Old Continent seems to be becoming irrelevant in view of the ongoing shift of Church ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...