Francis’ way of seeing the role of women in the Church is best understood against this backdrop: For him it was a matter of ...

First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

"We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of ...

"And now that he rests near that beloved image, we entrust him with gratitude and confidence to the intercession of the ...

Sister Alessandra Smerilli is a member of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters. She serves in the Vatican as secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral ...

David Cloutier is a professor of moral theology at the University of Notre Dame, with a concurrent appointment in the Business Ethics and Society Program of the Mendoza College of Business.

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

His battered black shoes showed wear from prayer and intercontinental ministry last year when Pope Francis gave them to Noel ...

The law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

The Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations, Archbishop Caccia, has reiterated a call to end nuclear proliferation.