"You have to trust the process … you don't want them to rush it," said Elizabeth Whelan of Newfoundland, Canada.

Francis died April 21 at age 88. He was elected March 13, 2013, after five votes in a two-day conclave. His predecessor, Pope ...

The display acts as a tribute and also a signal that the Catholic Church, and the culture and businesses that surround it, are in a time of transition. "We've got vendors ready," Ryan said. "As soon ...

As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain ...

Among leading traditionalists, Cardinals Robert Sarah and Raymond Burke have garnered the most media attention. A few ...

The name "Franciscus" is seen engraved on the tomb of Pope Francis inside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...

Since the birth of the modern environment movement in the 1970s, every pope has turned attention toward matters of ecology — ...

A couple miles from the ongoing conclave, sisters in leadership gather at the International Union of Superiors General assembly May 5-9, with Pope Francis' spirit of synodality at its center.

For the Catholic, liberation comes through communion, writes Michael Sean Winters. The pope is the guarantor of that ...

Mario García is senior adviser for news design and adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Journalism and the CEO and founder of García Media. He has redesigned more than 750 publications ...

As people watched the papal election process unfold, advocates for issues including female clergy expressed hopes and fears ...