On Holy Saturday night at the Cathedral, Archbishop Nelson Pérez welcomed into the Catholic Church some of the 725 adults ...

Pope Francis was seen as a more progressive leader of the Catholic Church, but will his successor follow that example? Former Ohio Governor John Kasich and Religion News Service National Reporter Jack ...

Pope Francis, like all Catholic priests, vowed to celibacy and thus was not married or had children. Here's what we know ...

For many of us who slipped away from the Church, Pope Francis represented the kindness we were always looking for and still ...

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A conclave to choose a new pope normally takes place 15 to 20 days after the death of a pontiff, meaning this conclave should ...

Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion ...

It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and ...

No matter the individual elected, or what region of the world they represent, the next pope will have to grapple with Pope ...

Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the ...

Pontiffs have been players in global affairs for hundreds of years. Pope Francis carved out his own form of global influence.

A change in popes — through death or resignation — is a complicated process, with centuries-old rituals involving the ...