A Jerusalem cardinal who spent decades fostering interfaith ties among Christians, Jews and Muslims is a leading contender to ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

What Conclave the film gets right and wrong about the next Pope’s election - The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes, has enjoyed ...

Pope Francis's funeral is on Saturday, and now's the time to familiarize yourself with a few Catholic terms and phrases that ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.The secret ...

It remains unclear whether the conclave will result in a leader aligned with Pope Francis' more progressive stance or a ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

Scholars of Catholic-Jewish relations remember the pontiff's warmth, humility; late Church leader made important strides in ...