With the conclave to select a new Pope beginning on May 7, a lot of people are wondering in what direction a new pope will ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome.A total of 133 "Princes of the Church" ...

The students at Pinecrest Academy, a Catholic school in Forsyth County, excitedly lined the hallways of the school Tuesday morning to be blessed by their new pope: 7-year-old David.

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The process of electing the Pope is one of the most solemn and secret events in the Catholic Church. It takes place in a conclave, a meeting of cardinals from around the world that ...

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...