Activists are fighting a church that wants to put the scandal behind it and a public that may be tiring of it.

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

For Cardinal Juan García Rodríguez, the pre-conclave gatherings are not about orchestrated strategies or names whispered in ...

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

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church? Experts weigh in.

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Shortly after it was announced that Pope Francis had died, online gambling websites posted the betting favorites to replace ...

Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group -- summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 -- is ...

It's easy to be distracted by Trump's social media antics, which now go past the point of poor taste and have lapsed into the ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...