How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

The Bristol community will welcome Tony Lowden, pastor to former President Jimmy Carter, for two special events at Lee Street ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to ...

Much remains to be known about Pope Leo, who is seen as a centrist. The Illinois native has dual citizenship from the U.S.

As the conclave to find Pope Francis’ successor continues, the cardinals are not eating gourmet food amid their sequestered ...

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The first candidate to secure two-thirds of the votes is elected as the next pope. The prospect of an American becoming pope is "very unlikely," according to Dr. Miles Pattenden, a historian of the ...

Preachers like John Marrant proclaimed the gospel across cultures. But the persistence—and defense—of slavery challenged ...

Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

The Easter Monday death of Pope Francis, with whom I coincidently share a birthday, reminded me of how intertwined my life ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...