When voting gets under way, on that altar will be a large chalice into which each cardinal in turn will place his ballot ...

Another papabile (the word means a person considered able to be pope) on everyone’s shortlist is Filipino Luis Antonio Gokim ...

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings before they enter the conclave to elect a new pope. They are trying to ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope's first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

Cardinals reflected on the service and legacy of Pope Francis’ pontificate, highlighting his strong work ethic and focus on mercy and offering advice to their fellow cardinals.

Aslan is on the move, I always say,” remarks Mishal Montgomery, referencing C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the ...

But the first thing I’d look for is a disciple, a believer in Jesus, and who has the capacity to proclaim the Resurrection in ...

Lubbock Bishop Robert Coerver hopes the 133 cardinals who will elect the new pope are already listening for guidance from the Holy Spirit in their decision.

“Even as we hang our heads in sorrow however, we do so with fervent prayer and deep gratitude to our loving God for the gift ... our Church as the Vicar of Christ on earth.” ...

Barb Arland-Fye Bishop Dennis Walsh leads the Eucharistic Prayer during a Memorial Mass for Pope Francis April 28 at ...

As the cardinals meet to discuss and choose Pope Francis’ successor, it cannot be a time of “political balancing acts, tactics, caution, a time that panders to the instinct to go backward, or worse, ...