Cardinals will begin picking a new Roman Catholic leader on May 7. Here's what Bishop John Dolan says about the conclave process's potential outcome.

But papal betting has a long history. Roman banking houses were taking bets as far back as 1503. Alessandro Damasceni Peretti ...

The conclave must avoid becoming a battleground for reactionary or revolutionary impulses. It must be a sacred discernment, ...

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

“To have a black pope would revive the Christian faith in Africa and change people’s views of Africa, by showing that an ...

US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism from some Catholics after posting an AI-generated image of himself as the ...

As the world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a thought-provoking question arises: could the next pope be of African descent?