There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The image is raising eyebrows on social media, at the Vatican, from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and from Italians.

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

The eyes of 1.4 billion Catholics are fixed on the Vatican City today as 132 cardinals started arriving in Rome as they ...

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

I’ve heard it said that it could be providential that two elections that will shape our future are both happening soon, ...

"The signal will be restored after the announcement of the election of the supreme pontiff," it said in a statement.

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

A Chicago-born Cardinal is getting attention as a possible contender to be the new pope, but scholars say an American in the ...