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

My hope is that the next pope will follow in Pope Francis’ words in resisting the pull of surface-level spirituality and ...

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

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

A "Catholic chic" baby name is a blend of traditional Catholic influences with a modern, stylish twist ... but not overly old-fashioned. Or they can essentially be names that merge traditional ...

Vatican City — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...

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

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said on Monday, two days before ...

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious ... especially science and politics and laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought, most famously with his 1891 encyclical ...