There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

The Holy See shared the minimum qualifications for a pope on its ... The Catholic Church is now in a period of sede vacante ("the see being vacant") following the death of Pope Francis, who passed ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

The pope wants the church to be holy and joyful ... of some of the early fathers of the church, Pope Francis admonished us to quit worrying about the sins, real and imagined, of others, and to see in ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

EXCLUSIVE: WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance reflected on his meeting with Pope Francis, just hours before the Holy Father passed away, telling Fox News Digital it was a "great honor" and a ...

From the majestic art to the white smoke, here's what to know about the Sistine Chapel, the sacred site of the conclave.