Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

Speaking to the Sunday Tribune from there, Napier said he and Pope Francis were made cardinals at the same time by Pope John ...

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

In a 2024 meeting with Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil of Ernakulam-Angamaly, Pope Francis summed up his view ...

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following ...

The 69-year-old Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna arguably is as close to a potential “Pope Francis II” as one will find among ...