As GBH’s Esteban Bustillos reports, the only people who can participate are cardinals under the age of 80. Cardinal Seán ...

Massachusetts residents expressed shock that American-born Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church. What they said after his selection ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

A conclave will go on for as long as needed. The longest was almost three years from 1268 to 1271. Some have been a day. The ...

The Boston College Eagles softball team ended its season with an 8-7 loss to the No. 17 Stanford Cardinal on Sunday afternoon ...

Despite hosting the ACC softball championship for the first time, BC softball will not be playing in the tournament.

Massachusetts Catholics and political leaders took a moment to recognize new Pope Leo XIV after Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old rituals to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The choice of a U.S.-born cardinal as pope has sparked discussions among American Catholics, including Boston.com readers. When we asked if they were surprised a U.S.-born cardinal was elected ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...