Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

The photograph in question is authentic but was shot in 2008, not 1998, by photographer Pablo Leguizamon for The Associated ...

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly as they returned on Monday after the Easter break.

During the conclave, onlookers watch a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel to know if a new pope has been elected. If, after a ...

The Trump administration is urging Russia and Ukraine to finalize a deal this week, calling on both sides to "finish it off" ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

Ahead of his second go-around in the White House, President Donald Trump spoke with certainty about ending Russia's war in ...

US government bonds, known as Treasuries, are "traditionally seen as a safe haven because they are guaranteed by the world's ...