With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

On Wednesday, 133 members of the College of Cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel for the third papal conclave in recent ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

And they will determine whether the adage "fat pope, thin pope" holds true or whether the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

We look forward to protecting Washington kids from sexual abuse,” Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson told McClatchy News.

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Angela S. Mattie is an attorney and professor at Quinnipiac University, where she hold an appointment in both the schools of ...

The papal election isn’t just for pundits — it’s a chance to teach your children about prayer, trust, and the Holy Spirit’s ...

Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...