At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

Father Frans Bouwen, a leading voice in ecumenical dialogue, holds that “there are no real theological reasons” to justify ...

Before mourners in their thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square to grieve, before leaders from around the world arrive to pay ...

Pope Francis died Monday; here are the front runners for the Vatican leadership, and what they've said about Jews, Israel and ...

The Empire State Building is shining gold and white tower lights for a four-hour window to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis following his death.

If I told you that I visited Notre-Dame de Paris in March of this year and that, while there, I had begun to get this strange ...

Traditionally, the pope's internment, which takes place between four and six days following his death, occurs after a traditional Roman Catholic funeral Mass officiated by the dean of the College of ...

Modernity promised individual freedom; it instead brought paralysis and depression.

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

Some of the book’s strongest research covers the years spanning Reconstruction through Jim Crow, when, Rabin writes, “most ...

Catholic Diocese across the state of Alabama are mourning the death of Pope Francis, calling for prayers and encouraging the ...

Father Baum says that Catholic churches across the Diocese and nation will be decorated with white and gold for the papal seal, and with black as a color of mourning. He also says that a photo of ...