There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

The late Pope Francis’s understated regalia reflected a humble approach to the papacy. The world will be analyzing the next ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal ... The one-line statement issued ...

Warning: spoiler alert! The Pope is dead. No, seriously. In a stark confluence of life and art, the conclave that has just ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost does not play to classic stereotypes of brash American arrogance, as Italians have called him “il ...

Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.

The image of the Salus populi romani venerated by the Capitoline is increasingly a model for Catholics around the world. Many ...

The last Chanel collection designed entirely by the atelier has been unveiled on the shores of Lake Como, in Italy.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, ...