Pope Francis "remained faithful to his mission to the very exhaustion of his strength," said protodeacon of the College of ...

Cardinal Dolan's small titular church in the hilltop district of Monte Mario was full of parishioners, visitors and the press ...

Cardinal Erdö stressed that today the church must first address the question of its own mission. Tradition makes alive and ...

Who chooses the pope? Can someone "campaign" to become pope? Can a man refuse to become pope? Your questions about electing a ...

Several cardinals chose to celebrate Mass at their titular churches May 4, the last Sunday before they enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope.

"His pontificate was a light for all of us," said Sister Mary T. Barron, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles ...

Some argue that without exceptions for the clergy-penitent privilege, the law could place Catholic priests at odds with civil ...

The stove that will be used to burn ballots during the conclave to elect a new pope in the Sistine Chapel and the machine ...

For more than 100 years, the Gammarelli family's clerical tailor shop near the Pantheon in Rome has created three white wool ...

As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not ...

After b "I walked into this beautiful Cathedral of the Epiphany for the first time. ... I received my 'Epiphany.' God is good ...

All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had arrived in Rome by ...