A suspected spy arrested in Sweden is a senior diplomat with multiple international postings, public broadcaster SVT reported ...

With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, ...

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

SEIDEL: This handbook is inspired by cases that were developed by churches, including in the U.S., but also in South Korea and Switzerland, in Sweden and in some African countries, too.

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to find a new leader of the 1.4-billion-member ...

Cardinal Anders Arborelius is the first Swedish cardinal in history and has become one of the favorites slated as one of the emerging front-runners to lead the Catholic Church. As Sweden is a ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convertWanted: A holy man.Job ...

Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope and crowds flocked back to St. Peter's ...