The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the election of his successor?

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Devout regulars attending Athens's main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

The conclave is among the most geographically diverse in history, mirroring a Church where Africa and Asia account for a ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

Samuel Escobar, a Peruvian pastor and theologian whose passion for social justice and evangelization resulted in a new field ...