The doors of the Sistine Chapel were shut and locked to the public after all 133 cardinal electors took the oath of secrecy, officially kicking off the secretive conclave process on Wednesday. New ...

The family of an Ohio man who died two days after deputies restrained him in jail is calling for murder charges to be filed ...

While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

RONEN ZVULUN / REUTERS In front of the Holy Sepulchre, at the heart of the Christian quarter in Jerusalem, Ghassan Makhalfeh, 60, spoke softly about the death ... the symbol of Palestinian resistance.

There is some simplification, and yet the Church is still seen in all the power of its symbols. We are ... and is lived as an example of Christian death. For this reason, there is a rite, and ...

On Monday morning, April 21, the Christian world was shaken by the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88. His death marked the ... describing him as a symbol of humility and mercy who dedicated ...

COMMENTARY: Papal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.

As crowds celebrated in St. Peter's Square, a man in white and red stepped onto the balcony of the basilica, prompting cheers from the plaza. It was American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost: Pope ...

In the wake of Pope Francis’ death on Monday, Catholic cardinals ... He studied the Bible at Hebrew University — reportedly the only Christian to do so at the time — and became fluent ...

Before hitting the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, several stars made a first stop at Bemelmans Bar, where they ...

Pope Leo XIV met JD Vance, the US vice-president, after calling for peace in “martyred Ukraine”. On Sunday morning, Mr Vance ...