It’s a big decision that has the whole world watching and waiting. Who will be the next Pope? That’s the question the ...

For centuries, the College of Cardinals has been dominated by European clergy, with Italians traditionally holding the majority. However, the current conclave marks a turning point: for the first time ...

As the Catholic Church starts its centuries-old ritual of electing a new Pope, a local expert joined the NBC 10 Sunrise team ...

Youngstown Bishop David Bonnar held a special Mass in Massillon on Wednesday to pray for the men assigned to choose the next pope.

CHESTNUT HILL - At St. Ignatius of Loyola parish, served by the Jesuit community of Boston College, the death of Pope Francis ...

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

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

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, is currently celebrating the solemn “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice” Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. This traditional liturgy ...

Whoever is picked will become one of the world's most powerful figures, considered to be the successor of St Peter, the first ...

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

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

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