Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

There may be a way to satisfy both sides. Two recent books analyze the role of the Catholic Church in light of modern times. One is from a Catholic author who leans right politically, the other ...

Leo XIII was the 256th pontiff and the most recent to share the same name as the man appointed to serve as the new Pope on ...

The process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis, and shaping the future of the Catholic Church, has begun.

The "Millennial Saint" Carlo Acutis, who died aged 15, isn't actually the youngest saint in modern times. An 11-year-old girl is.