Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of the conclave process to select the next Pope. 28/22 News spoke with a local priest about ...

The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

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

I’m going to go to that new pope and ask him to review my case and reinstate me,’’ said former city priest Frank Pavone — an ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

Philly’s LGBTQIA+ community is sharing their emotions and concerns about the transition to Pope Francis’ successor.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...