The countdown is on to the start of the Papal Conclave. This week, some 133 Cardinals are convening in secret in Vatican City ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

Bishop Joseph Brennan and members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno landed in Rome on Monday. Marquez spoke with Action News and described a sense of busyness as the College of Cardinals ...

We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

Taking the estimated number of Catholics in a country and dividing them by the number of cardinal-electors gives some idea of ...

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

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

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

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

Argentine faithful hope the next Pope to be like Pope Francis, as cardinals are set to start the conclave Wednesday to elect ...

Fr. Kyle Doustou, a pastor in Old Town and soon to be Vicar General for the Diocese of Portland, sat down with Maine's Total ...