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

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

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

The Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie invites the faithful to participate in one of four special masses in different parts ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...

The UK currently has three cardinals who have flown out to the Vatican to participate in the process. Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols is among the cardinals from the UK helping to elect the ...

DeBernardo, in an statement issued Tuesday, said some cardinals have been vocal in their opposition to Francis' leadership of ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

The Vatican has cut the phone signals within the tiny city state for the duration of the conclave, as all 133 Catholic ...

The Catholic Church is less Eurocentric, with its growth in Africa, South and Central America, and particularly Asia, said ...

Donald Trump denied any involvement in the circulation of an AI-generated image portraying him as the Pope, despite the image ...

The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope.