Pope Francis talks with Cardinal José Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, Vatican archivist and librarian, during a ceremony in the Vatican Library Nov. 5, 2021. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) On July 10, ...

Cardinal Victor Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced that the female diaconate will be the subject of a more in-depth study under the impetus of the ...

Pope Francis' death has set centuries-old machinery into motion within the Roman Catholic Church: From around the world, cardinals are converging on the Vatican, first to mourn and honor Francis, and ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Cardinal-designate Pablo Virgilio Siongco David, Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines, during the second session of the synod on synodality in the Paul VI Audience Hall at ...

Following Pope Francis' death on April 21, voting members of the College of Cardinals will gather to determine a replacement. The voting members, known as cardinal electors, are tasking with voting in ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan presided over his final Midnight Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Christmas Eve, a joyful service held as he prepares to end his 16-year run as the head of the Archdiocese of ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church. At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an ...

Within the next few weeks, Catholic cardinals worldwide convene at the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to lead the Church. When a pope resigns or dies — as with Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first US-born pontiff Thursday and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old from Chicago stepped into his role as the 267th pope on the balcony of St.

From St. Patrick’s Cathedral to the White House to Fox News, he comfortably inhabited many spheres of influence. Timothy Dolan was installed as leader of the Archdiocese of New York in a ceremony at ...

Prevost will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, he was elected on the second day of the conclave. This live blog has ended— follow the latest updates here. The conclave chose American-born ...