The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan ...

In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Omaha native ...

The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College of Cardinals convenes on Wednesday.

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...