After St. John Paul II broke the centuries-long Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened ...

Pope Francis repeatedly called for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, including during an Easter Sunday address delivered ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

AS the Roman Catholic Church prepares for the historic election of a new pope following the passing of Pope Francis, the eyes ...

The group End Clergy Abuse issued an open letter Wednesday to the cardinals who are meeting informally this week before the ...

All Vatican senior officials, appointed for five-year terms, serve at the pleasure of the reigning pope and, when he dies, ...