The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

It's easy to be distracted by Trump's social media antics, which now go past the point of poor taste and have lapsed into the ...

President Donald Trump posted multiple new AI-generated images of himself over the weekend, including one depicting him as ...

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint that will be felt this week.

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

Activists are fighting a church that wants to put the scandal behind it and a public that may be tiring of it.

Cardinals are in Rome to prepare for the Conclave to select the next pope.

Besides the obvious speculation about the next pope, many in Rome are wondering what name he will choose.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current bookmakers' favorite to be the next pope, is facing renewed scrutiny over a deal he made ...

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.