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

One of the late pontiff’s ‘popemobiles’ is to be converted into a healthcare unit for the treatment of children in Gaza.

Cardinals will gather at the Vatican to begin the process of electing a new pope on Wednesday. The Catholic Church will hold ...

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

Watch a live feed of the Sistine Chapel's chimney as the conclave of Catholic cardinals meets in Vatican City to choose the next pope. When the new pope is chosen, white smoke will pour out from the ...

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy and the future of the Church.

The Sistine Chapel has been decked out to host a papal election as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican guest ...

Ten of the cardinals that will vote on who will be the next pope hail from the US. Some of them are rumored to be in the ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

On Wednesday, 133 members of the College of Cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel for the third papal conclave in recent ...