This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...

FILE - Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to ...

Catholic cardinals from across the globe will gather for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. John Yang takes a deeper look at the high-stakes undertaking to select the next pontiff.

Unhoused residents of wealthy resort towns battle stigma for the right to sleep safely in their cars and continuous air ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel's chimney on Wednesday, signaling that the College of Cardinals had not elected a pope.

During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled which ...

Two children in Nova Scotia are missing. Why wasn't an Amber Alert sent out? The search for two children missing in Pictou County entered a fourth day Monday. Halifax Water is seeking approval of its ...