NCR's daily media summary reveals that cardinals offer initial fault lines as they prepare to elect a new pope ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

The tomb of Pope Francis has opened in St. Mary Major Basilica, allowing visitors to pay their respects to the late leader of ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s ...

A special mourning Mass for Pope Francis was held in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, led by the Vatican's secretary of state, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Mercy – the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry – must guide the Catholic Church through ...

Brothers and sisters, precisely on Divine Mercy Sunday we remember our beloved Pope Francis with affection,” Cardinal Pietro ...

In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who ...

The election of a pope is a Hollywood-worthy drama steeped in mystery, secrecy and faith. But real-world politics and ...

Who will become the new pope after Francis's death? This question is being asked by people of faith worldwide. According to ...