Some 120 Cardinals will join a Vatican conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. The subject of an Oscar-winning film and ...

"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

Black smoke – fumata nera in Italian – indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke – fumata bianca – will signify that ...

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

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Observer editor in chief and shareholder James Harding set out his stall in the first relaunched issue under its new Tortoise ...

THE WHEELS OF CHANGE KEEP TURNING: The generational churn continues for Democrats, with longtime Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) ...

At a Thursday House committee hearing, the state’s water community showed overwhelming support for changes to a Senate bill proposed by state Rep. Cody Harris, R-Palenstine. His proposals provide more ...

For hundreds of communities nationwide, plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended ...