There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

With the beginning of the Papal Conclave on May 7, 1.4 billion Catholics across the world are waiting to see who the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church will be.

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy and the future of the Church.

There’s a lot of holy rollers out there. Bettors have placed millions of dollars in wagers on the papal conclave, and not ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of the conclave process to select the next Pope. 28/22 News spoke with a local priest about ...

The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

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

I’m going to go to that new pope and ask him to review my case and reinstate me,’’ said former city priest Frank Pavone — an ...