The three Masses and two Vespers are being celebrated at a time when Pope Leo XIV is considering whether to continue ...

Today, as we face, in the world and even in the Church, pervasive confusion, division, and a loss of faith, Our Lady’s call ...

WASHINGTON — After the funeral of Pope Francis, all attention turns next to the selection of his successor. After a pope dies, or in the extremely rare case that they resign — like Pope Benedict XVI ...

President Donald Trump's recent joke that he would "like to be pope" aside, the chances do not appear great that the next pope will hail from the United States. The College of Cardinals will convene a ...

The centuries-old tradition of wagering on papal elections was in full swing on Day 1 of the conclave Wednesday. As black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel in Rome’s early evening, indicating the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Representing a little over 4% of the globe’s Catholics but nearly 8% of those who will participate in the papal conclave, the 10 American cardinals in Rome this week already have ...