The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.

So my co-authors and I chose the title of our 2025 book, Catholicism at a Crossroads, quite intentionally. The church has ...

More than 130 cardinals entered the Sistine Chapel on May 7, 2025. With the announcement "Extra omnes"—"all out"—the doors ...

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 aged ...