The death of Pope Francis has reignited hopes for the first African leader to be installed at the helm of the Catholic Church ...

Mainstream Christianity’s attitudes about sex have always been complicated—and its institutions might even be able to evolve.

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

With Pope Francis’ funeral in the rearview mirror, the focus at the Vatican shifts to the forthcoming papal conclave and the ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Information and dialogue sessions about the Trust and Hope initiative, featuring planned missionary hubs and person-to-person ...

In one of his final announcements before his death, Pope Francis granted Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudí the title of ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...