A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

As the conclave draws near, I am becoming more nervous and apprehensive about what is ahead of us. But all I am asked to do ...

The oath, which explicitly forbids recording or disclosing anything from within the conclave, underscores the Church's ...

His intense pastoral life, his countless meetings, were grounded in the long moments of prayer that the Ignatian discipline ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter ...

Now held on the first Thursday of May each year, the National Day of Prayer unites millions across the nation in prayer. President Trump signed the customary proclamation designating the first ...

The administration of the sacrament should not be regimented, rigid or robotic but rather respectful, reverent and representative.