The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

While embryonic children must be treated as persons, the church distinguishes regular adoption, or adoption after birth, from embryo adoption.

The next pope can decide whether to reverse — or make permanent — certain habits and reforms introduced by Francis.

It leaves you wondering how such darkness can be expiated, how humans can wreak such horror on other human beings.

Instead, the cardinal said Catholics must look at the pope and the church with "a look faith, not of political opinions" and ...