Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held special Mass in St. Peter's Square. Francis' tomb opened to ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The Holy See Press Office announced on Monday that the conclave to elect a new Pope will begin on May 7. “The Cardinals ...

Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on Monday agreed to begin on May 7 the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday.

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s ...

A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.”It implies the<a ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always ...

As hundreds of thousands of Catholics descend upon the Vatican to celebrate the life of Pope Francis, local military and ...