The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

The late pontiff was first Jesuit, the first Latin American, and first and last a priest, walking beside people on their journey of faith.

People lined up from the early hours of Sunday for a farewell to Pope Francis at his simple tomb in the Papal Basilica of ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

Images of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky , hunched forward on simple chairs in the middle of St Peter's Basilica on ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral – how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

Tens of thousands of mourners from across the world queued throughout the week to pay final respects to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica. World leaders descended on the Vatican on Saturday for Pope ...

Zelenskyy and Trump held a surprise meeting during Pope Francis' funeral, discussing a ceasefire and lasting peace for ...

Guardian and New York Times readers will choke on their soy lattes to read someone of Jewish heritage state this, but here comes the truth bomb: To halt its alarming decline, the West must rediscover ...

With the passing of Pope Francis at 88, the Catholic Church stands at a pivotal moment as 135 cardinal electors prepare to ...