As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

Thanks largely to the United States' unique civil justice system and robust free press, bishops here have been forced to ...

Pope Francis's popemobile transformed into mobile health clinic for children in Gaza Strip, fulfilling final wish.

As the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis and its all-male College of Cardinals prepares to elect his successor, an accidental email sent last month captured the contradictions at the ...

The word conclave comes from the Latin for "with key", a reference to the lockdown imposed on cardinals during the process.

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

He and his wife, Crecencia López, don't know who the next pope will be, but they hope he's someone who shares Francis' ...

Archbishop of Yangon and Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines), 67, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila, are among the favourites for the revered post.

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor - from the Vatican's disastrous finances to the wars raging on ...

"I think the idea of an African pope would be inspirational for all Catholics, and many non-Catholic Africans around the ...