In a pre-conclave meeting, an Italian cardinal, and backer of Cardinal Parolin as next pope, attacked Pope Francis for ...

So much in life indeed seems to come in threes: “The past and the present and the future…faith and hope and charity.” There’s ...

When the early Church celebrated the Eucharist, it certainly considered itself to be doing more than preaching and singing.

Pope Francis’s recent death invites reflection on the office of Peter’s successor. This Sunday’s readings, meanwhile, are ...

As we prepare for a new papacy, an important question faces the church: What foundations do we inherit from Pope Francis’ ...

Much of what you hear about who the next pope will be, spoken with enormous confidence by people in the know, is often ...

If we’re having trouble standing up, today’s responsorial psalm reminds us that no matter how bad things may seem, God always hears us. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are ...

All 135 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and have not renounced the right to enter the conclave will have full voting ...

But the blues is a gateway to transcendence as well as temptation, the soul-deep cry of a people in exile, capable of connecting them with their ancestors across history and bringing freedom to a ...

Cardinals Rosa and Sako said they expect the conclave to be brief and last two to three days. While not revealing a name, ...

America’s editors on the ground in Rome discuss the latest conclave news and the work that remain for whoever is elected as Pope Francis’ successor.

Mario Vargas Llosa's long literary life established him as a monumental figure in Spanish-language literature and Latin ...