The process of picking a new pope is filled with ancient rituals like a secret ballot and locked doors. See a visual guide to conclave.

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 ...

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

Karl D. Bar-Lev, a retired U.S. Navy veteran who served for 17 years, also entered the Church at the Easter Vigil. Raised in ...

On Holy Saturday night at the Cathedral, Archbishop Nelson Pérez welcomed into the Catholic Church some of the 725 adults ...

For many Catholics older than me, Francis represented a cultural shift from previous pontificates. As a Gen-Z Catholic, Francis is the only pope I’ve known.

To be published: all church notices and changes in church notices may be submitted no later than 10 a.m. Wednesday. Each notice will run as is until further notice is received from the church. People ...

Over 6,000 people participated in the Easter weekend services at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Palm Coast, ...

Francis' death set off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, first for Vatican officials in the ...

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...

In the wake of Pope Francis' death, the Catholic Church is preparing to elect a new Pope. The secretive papal election ...

Francis is expected to be buried at the ancient Basilica of St. Mary Major, which lies outside the Vatican walls. A conclave ...