Two years ago Pope Francis chose Prevost to replace Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops, handing ...

Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known for his folksy, easy-going ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Pope Francis had long urged the Catholic Church to “go to the peripheries,” meaning communities in Africa and Asia, where the ... before the pontiff’s 2017 visit to Myanmar to avoid using ...

Asia: A Pastoral Priority and Culture of Encounter Pope Francis made 13 journeys to Asia, highlighting the continent as a ...

He appointed many cardinals from Africa, South America and Asia, the latter of which now represents 17% of the College — second only to Europe, NPR reported. Could an American Be the Next Pope?

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin surged dramatically in papal betting odds after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon, with bettors banking on Pope Francis’ Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin looks on at the end ... shows Pope Francis how to give the popular hand sign for "I love you" in this file photo taken at the Mall of Asia ...

The pope was elected at the end of a two-day conclave that was wrapped up on Thursday evening when white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel. Given the nature of the conclaves ...

The previous Pope Leo - Leo XIII, who was pope at the end of the 19th century - was a determined defender of the rights of workers. He laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...