The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

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

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome. Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad attended the funeral. He wore a white cloak, different ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin told some 200,000 people in St. Peter’s Square that Pope Francis had made the message of God’s limitless mercy the heart of his pontificate.

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

The death of Pope Francis has triggered a period of mourning in the Vatican and signals the start of a millennia-old process ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to ...

He has welcomed LGBTQ individuals and supported the expansion of female leadership in religious roles. Will he be the next ...