Changing his name is one of the first actions the new pope takes, and can play a hugely symbolic role in setting the tone for ...

From cash bets on websites to online games modeled after fantasy football leagues and casual wagers among friends and ...

And then there's Bishop Robert Barron. Barred from the conclave because he lacks a red hat, Barron was summoned to the White ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

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

It is a conclave of superlatives. More Catholic Church cardinals will move into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican on May 7 ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Death did not stop Pope Francis from making a surprise video appearance Sunday before more than 100,000 young people gathered ...

Trump and the White House shared the image on their online accounts Friday — just after the 78-year-old president joked that the Vatican should contemplate making him the Holy Father when ...

For the second Sunday in a row, the balcony from where the pope prays the traditional Angelus remained empty. An unusual ...

Last free agency, the Orlando Magic signed shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to a three-year, $66 million contract. After a disappointing playoff performa ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?