The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...

Judging by an image he posted of himself wearing a liturgical mitre and papal robes and his statements in recent days about ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...