Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, made history as the first North American pope, signaling potential continuity with Pope Fran...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the papal conclave, signaling no consensus on Pope Francis’s successor. As the...

Cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of electing a new pope, following the resignation of Pope Francis. The initia...

Following Pope Francis's death, conservative cardinals are advocating for unity, a move perceived by progressives as a rollback of Francis'...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American and Jesuit pontiff, passed away on 21 April 2025 at the age of 88. Renowned for his humility and adv...

"I might die tomorrow, but it's under control. I'm in good health," Pope Francis said with his typical wry sense of humor. Speculation abou...

The former pontiff died after about a year in captivity; his successor, one of the most ambitious of medieval popes, eventually fell into a...

Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in Benedict's...

Francis also is beset by problems at home and abroad and facing a sustained campaign of opposition from the conservative Catholic right. Bu...

Rahul Gandhi's dramatic denunciation of the ordinance that aimed to protect convicted politicians has shaken up the system.