Pope Francis' decision to include women in Vatican governance is a significant legacy -- a reminder of the pivotal roles ...

As the cardinals meet to discuss and choose Pope Francis’ successor, it cannot be a time of “political balancing acts, ...

ROME (OSV News) — In a mix of joy, excitement and sadness, families, associations and individuals from all over the world ...

We cannot understand Pope Francis "if we don't understand that he was a man of God ... a friend of God," said Archbishop ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is a list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May ...

According to data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, in 2022 there were more than 368,500 ...

With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller is calling for prayer after a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowds at a Filipino heritage ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Because here, in the days between a papal funeral and a conclave, the real sport isn’t “calcio,” or soccer. It’s the ancient, ...

The conclave that begins May 7 is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors.

"They were circumstances which inspire," the archbishop said. "Which point to profound truths about human life and which call ...