There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Here are three questions for news consumers who are paying attention to pre-conclave news. These questions play a crucial role in this week’s “Crossroads” podcast, which focuses on some elite ...

Some say having a pope from Africa or Asia would signal a powerful message of inclusion. If the next pope is from sub-Saharan ...

Catholic church members gathered at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Johannesburg South Africa on Wednesday for a mass to ...

The first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago's South Side, will be there for ...

The death of Pope Francis and global aid cuts led by the United States could complicate the work of a group of experts ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution that has long resisted secularism.

The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between ...