Many cardinals have expressed hope for a short conclave, closer to the two days needed to elect both Francis and his ...

It objects to involvement of companies pushing for geothermal projects despite strong opposition from local communities ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who does not deny the effects of global warming, had already declared that ...

Bishops have joined intellectuals and peace activists in the Indian subcontinent to urge India and Pakistan to ease the ...

At least 147 journalists killed in the country since its return to democracy in 1986, says Reporters Without Borders ...

Government restrictions have resulted in a scarcity of building materials, making house construction expensive ...

For first time in its history, as announced before pope's passing on April 21, Giro d'Italia will ride through the Vatican ...

One of the big questions in the air at the Vatican now is whether his direct style of communication will endure ...

Cardinal Ribat said the next pope should be "open to all," but there should also be "a way of kind of controlling, not in a ...

"It is not the profession of faith, the theological knowledge or the sacramental practice that guarantees participation in ...

Cardinal Anders Arborelius also noted his discomfort with speculation regarding who will be elected as the next pope ...