At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

For the second Sunday in a row, the balcony from where the pope prays the traditional Angelus remained empty. An unusual ...

We depend on the press to know who the candidates are, because names are not something we really talk about in there—perhaps ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

May his prayers for justice and peace be realized promptly in the immediate release of Israel’s hostages,” the Israeli president wrote.The post Herzog signs book of condolences to mourn Pope ...

Nathaniel’s wife, who escaped with their two children, told AsiaNews that her husband was shot in the head by terrorists ...

The world came together on a warm April morning in Rome. Under Bernini’s wide colonnade, a simple wooden coffin lay, almost ...

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

The Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations has reiterated a call to end nuclear proliferation, saying the best way to honor the late Pope Francis is to "rediscover the spirit" that created the ...

Pope Francis became a popular pope due to his progressive thinking and the causes he advocated for. However, while many ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...