Francis’ way of seeing the role of women in the Church is best understood against this backdrop: For him it was a matter of ...

First of all, the conclave has a rule that if the voting takes too long, then a pope can be elected with a 50+1 percent of ...

"We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of ...

"And now that he rests near that beloved image, we entrust him with gratitude and confidence to the intercession of the ...

His battered black shoes showed wear from prayer and intercontinental ministry last year when Pope Francis gave them to Noel ...

Sister Alessandra Smerilli is a member of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters. She serves in the Vatican as secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral ...

David Cloutier is a professor of moral theology at the University of Notre Dame, with a concurrent appointment in the Business Ethics and Society Program of the Mendoza College of Business.

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

The law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil law in order to uphold church law regarding the seal of the ...

Without an experience of the resurrection in their lives, the signs worked by St. Francis of Assisi and others couldn't have ...

For smoke watchers, the best time to view the smoke on May 7, the conclave's first day, is just after 7 p.m. (10 a.m. PDT, 1 ...

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.