For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Jesus looked intently at Peter for ... with this church, but also apologizes for not acting sooner. In 190 A.D., St. Irenaeus of Lyons lists the Bishops of Rome (Popes) in his book, Against ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

After the ballots are pierced, they are burned in a cylindrical stove at the end of the voting session. Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney means no decision; white smoke signals the cardinals ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention ...

His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live ... said that he wants to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday in St. Peter’s ... book due to be published this week. Candles burn at St. Stephen’s Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, in Vienna ...

He has good contacts with the Latin American church ... St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) Schoenborn, 80, the archbishop of Vienna ...