A Pew Research Center study conducted in 2024 found that for every American who converts to Catholicism, another 8.4 leave.

Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they ...

The College of Cardinals began meeting Wednesday to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two-thirds majority is ...

A U.S. bishop offers insight on why many think it's unlikely Catholic cardinals will break with more than two centuries of ...

The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

Throughout the 20th century, only two conclaves lasted up to five days − Pope Pius X's election in 1903 and Pope Pius XI's ...

Fargo, Crookston area bishops reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy and what qualities the church needs in its next leader.

The ballots are burned after each vote and the smoke will emanate from the chimney that was built on top of the Sistine ...