With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

Jesus said, "Love one another as I have loved you," yet the church continues to ostracize LGBTQ people, divorced Catholics ...

Following Pope Francis's death, the Vatican is in conclave to elect a new leader, but the initial vote on May 7th resulted in ...

Pope Francis raised the consciousness of bishops, priests and laity around the issues of sexism and unjust discrimination ...

As the conclave begins in the Vatican, a group of women protest by releasing pink smoke to demand a greater role for women in the Catholic Church. "We are saying to the cardinals, you cannot keep ...

Excluded from the conclave to elect a new pope Wednesday -- and more broadly from the Church's entire global priesthood -- ...

The synod-based transformation of the church that will influence the conclave could become a test of the integrity of 21st ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

Red-robed cardinals assembled in the Vatican on Wednesday to pray, shortly before being locked in to elect a new pope to lead ...