Let’s take a look back at history and explore the complete list of popes throughout the Church’s nearly 2,000-year history. The first was St. Peter, one of Jesus’ apostles, who led the Church from ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

Pope Francis has donated one of his popemobiles to assist with healthcare for Gaza's children. It was among the pontiff's ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

At a recent service in the remote southern Mexican community of Simojovel, Catholic and Mayan symbolism mingled at the altar as the deacon — his wife beside him — read ...

If the Catholic cardinals entering the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis are looking for a steady administrator ...

A popemobile that Pope Francis used is "being transformed into a mobile health unit" for children in Gaza, the Vatican ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries will begin electing a pope this week in the most geographically diverse conclave in history ...

Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...