From wars In Ukraine and the Middle East to sexual abuse and dealing with Donald Trump's White House, the new pontiff will ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more ...

Around 900 leaders from women's religious orders convened in Rome to discuss continuing Pope Francis' vision as cardinals ...