The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

Catholics and has also sparked an unexpected and meaningful learning experience for students at Billings Central Catholic High School.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office wants to produce a grand jury presentment, but the church has argued that state law doesn't allow such reports to target private institutions.

Could the Vatican Crown World’s First African Pope in Modern History | Firstpost Africa | N18G As tributes pour in for Pope ...

For former Mindanao-based journalist Brady Eviota, the meeting with the Pope – that moment when a large man offered a hand as ...

The conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin on Wednesday May 7, 2025, following the conclusion of the Novemdiales Masses ...

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The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound ...

When a pope dies or resigns, it is the cardinals—gathered in a conclave in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican—who must elect ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.