The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

A Black pope would make a profound statement — not just in the United States, where President Donald Trump has demonized ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

The leader of the world’s 1 billion Roman Catholics addressed past scandals and embraced migrants, the poor and gay and ...

Pope Benedict was an ardent defender of Catholic traditions. Pope Francis, who died Monday, chose a more liberal direction.

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Some people said the pope's compassion inspired them. Others said he was too liberal or that no pope would affect how they ...

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.