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DeBernardo, in an statement issued Tuesday, said some cardinals have been vocal in their opposition to Francis' leadership of ...
There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.
Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...
The papal conclave is a mystery to many. Here's what we know about the process of selecting a new leader for the Roman ...
As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...
An antipope is a person who makes a competing claim to the papacy, in opposition to the legitimately elected pope.
As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...
For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...
As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.
While the world continues to mourn Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, preparations are under way to secure ...