Catholic converts wait and ponder, some longer than others. And, this spring, Americans flocked to the Church, including ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

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 ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

They came from around the world to rejoice in the naming of the first millennial saint but ended up bidding farewell to Pope ...

Voices were lifted and heads bowed Saturday at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland in memory of Pope Francis."I think Pope Francis really ushered in a new era," said Claire Obenson, Antioch ...