The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

“If the Catholic Church wants to survive in this fast-changing world, it needs to change and the pope needs to lead that way, ...

Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed elimination of nonpublic pupil aid to fund transportation, textbooks, nurses and counselors is rife ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Filipino Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn are praying that when the white smoke emerges from the Sistine Chapel, it will ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, then president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led a "Renewal of the ...

"When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me," sang Paul McCartney in the enduring 1970 Beatles' anthem, ...