And for some more perspective on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, we turn now to Reverend Thomas Reese, senior analyst for Religion News Service and author of "Inside the Vatican: The Politics and ...

The upcoming conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis will be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church, with 133 cardinal electors expected to gather in the Sistine Chapel on May 7, ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — A new exhibit at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia celebrates the 140-year legacy of one of the South's earliest Black Catholic congregations. "Faith & ...

Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the ...

The National Catholic Reporter recently saw fit to mark Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s 75th birthday by perpetuating two myths — falsehoods, really — about events in contemporary Church history in which the ...