Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...

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

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

A clerical twist has thrust Kenya’s Cardinal Njue into the global spotlight as he’s now eligible to vote for the next Pope, ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...

When the cardinals have gathered, the shout “extra omnes” (everybody out) rings out and the cardinals – who are sworn to an ...

In the Repubblica interview, Dr Alfieri said Francis had shared one final regret with him. While he was happy to have visited ...

In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ friends who knew him when he was a priest in Buenos Aires. We also bring together three people from ...

During the Middle Ages a story circulated that a woman disguised as a man was elected pope and lynched when she gave birth ...