The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa ... Hardy Bope/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Other African contenders include Cardinal Peter Turkson ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

A relic of a saint which is believed to date from the second or third century has been found in a secondary school in north ...

Photo / Getty Images A funeral steeped in centuries-old tradition is set to take place today as the head of the Roman Catholic Church ... Javier Milei and France’s President, Emmanuel Macron ...

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

Given the renewed interest, we asked two experts on the Roman Catholic church who have seen the movie ... archbishop emeritus of Lyons, France, offered personal insight to the process during ...

A member of the Treme Brass Band plays during a concert marking the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Concert at the historically black St. Augustine Catholic Church in New Orleans, Louisiana.