The United States has given initial approval to sell $3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia's fighter ...

Close to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the founder of the Catholic movement Sant'Egidio, Andrea Riccardi, expresses his 'pessimism' ...

Pope Francis was known for his sincere and genuine nature. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he likely adopted the name Francis for ...

VATICAN CITY – “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, ...

English-language media outlets have identified three leading contenders to succeed Pope Francis, highlighting Cardinals ...

The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job of pope, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...