As an associate pastor, then-Father Ranjith was "a very energetic young priest" with a strong affinity for the poor, like Francis.

The ballot, however, failed to reach the two-thirds supermajority, or 89 votes, that is required for a new pope to be elected ...

The Justice Department said May 5 it opened a civil rights investigation into the development and passage of legislation in ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people are praying for them, 133 cardinals entered the ...

As of March 25, the federal government has paused the permanent residency process for certain migrants, refugees and asylees ...

Vatican's security approach for the conclave "offers a blueprint for protecting privacy," said a U.S security expert.

In his Roman Triptych, Pope John Paul II expressed the hope that during the hours of voting on this weighty decision, ...

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose ...

Catholic health care providers and commentators praised the report, while its critics questioned whether psychotherapy ...

"With deep sorrow, but hope of the resurrection, the Capuchin Friars of Nigerian Custody, we announce the death of some of ...

At the start of his second term in January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to combat what he called "radical gender ideology" in the U.S. military.

Whether or not it's meant to be so, the celebrants of the Masses of mourning find themselves in a kind of audition for the ...