Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Brazil’s Amazon state of Rondonia has passed a law in favor of cattle ranchers who converted a large area of rainforest ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

The largest and most geographically diverse papal conclave in history is set to commence May 7 in Rome, where cardinals will begin the secretive voting process to select the next man who will lead ...

A Filipino or Congolese pope would signal that Catholicism’s demographic heart now beats in Manila and Kinshasa, rather than ...

Taking the estimated number of Catholics in a country and dividing them by the number of cardinal-electors gives some idea of ...

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7. (Here’s a detailed explanation of how the process will ...

The conclave to elect a new pope involves 133 eligible cardinals from 71 countries. Geographic origin influences their ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle could become the first Asian pontiff, marking a historic moment for the church as it considers leadership beyond its mostly European traditions.

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 ...

Order of the Sunrise followers gathered for their annual May 1st ceremony known as the “Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator,” ...

Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian woman who was the world’s oldest person, has died at age 116. The Company of Saint Teresa ...