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

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

A chimney above the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican will signal the election of a new pope and leader of the Catholic Church.

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

Bets on real-world events are becoming more common, and putting down some money on who will become the Catholic Church’s next ...

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

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...

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

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

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

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

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...