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

COMMENTARY: From Rome to the Global South, the cardinals are preparing to elect a new pope — but history shows that the Holy ...

When the legendary St. Teresa of Ávila needed spiritual counsel during the Spanish Inquisition, she did not turn to St. John ...

As for Pope, Kentucky’s Sweet 16 appearance triggered an automatic extension to his original five-year deal. He is now signed ...

Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope, as jockeying continued outside ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

The culture’s fascination with Francis’ papacy indicated a hunger for the simplicity and humility he projected. It was an ...

Other notable death in April include basketball Hall of Famer Dick Barnett, “Dennis the Menace” star Jay North, former ...

The pope’s final donation was to support a pasta factory in a Roman juvenile prison, according to Vatican officials.

The film centers on Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina, Fellini’s wife and frequent collaborator), a “simple-minded” young woman who ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last ...