Pope Francis was known for his humble ways, which began when he joined the Jesuits in the 1950s. He signed away his ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Many continue to mourn the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away last week on Easter Monday at 88 years old. A passenger's ...

At first, these seemed to be the inevitable concomitants of an elderly pope governing in an era of social media that he could ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope, students at Chaminade High School in Mineola are using ...

President Trump has embraced power and the powerful — and many Americans have followed his lead. It makes perfect sense that ...

A New Story" features the making of short films through the late pope's educational movement Scholas Occurrentes ...

Pope Francis saw priests' embrace of the trappings of power as a "cancer" corroding the Roman Catholic Church, according to a ...

At least three African cardinals are being cited among the current “papabile,” the term used by Vatican observers to describe ...

As we prepare for a new papacy, an important question faces the church: What foundations do we inherit from Pope Francis’ ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...