A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican ...

Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

A 45-year-old Melbourne-based cardinal will be among the world's highest-ranking bishops and clergy determining the next ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

If you just can't wait for the world's most secretive election to run its course, MailOnline has used AI to predict who will ...

Local political and religious leaders are honoring the 266th Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City as they share ...

The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton, will celebrate a special diocesan memorial Mass for Pope Francis on ...

The world mourns the passing of Pope Francis, a shepherd who walked among wolves and lambs alike, his life echoing the radical humility that Nikos Kazantzakis immortalized in God’s Pauper: St. Francis ...

Pope Francis charmed the world with those poignant acts of love, humility and informality, starting with his first appearance ...