The Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men, so only men will choose the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

The Vatican is in a flurry of activity as cardinals hold private, informal meetings in Vatican City to reflect on the ...

Cardinals continued to hold congregation meetings in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a ...

The support staff for the cardinals who will elect the successor to Pope Francis took an oath of secrecy Monday ahead of the ...

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have descended on the Vatican to begin the process in just days of electing a new pope.

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

Archbishop of Vienna Experience: Edited the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the compendium of church teaching; member of ...