It was simply surreal as a day before, on Easter Sunday, I watched the Pope bestow blessings on the congregation at St ...

During a light-hearted exchange with reporters, President Donald Trump joked that becoming the next pope would be his "number one choice" as he departed the White House for a rally in Michigan marking ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

A nun who is walking 1,200 miles (1,931km) on a pilgrimage to Rome said she hopes there will be a new Pope elected by the ...

Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones and walking aids clicked on the marble floors of St. Peter’s Basilica as people with ...

The Conclave which opens next Wednesday, 7 May, will be less Euro-centric than it has ever been before. The 135 Cardinals Electors of the College of Cardinals hail from 71 different countries across ...

Francis forged a legacy grounded in the true spirit of the Gospels, defending justice and human dignity against systems that ...

It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage ...

But why does this ring get smashed? What's with this dramatic destruction of the papal bling? And how did a ring become the mic drop of a papal reign? Let's unravel the centuries-old story behind the ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he would not take part in the secret conclave ...

The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...

In an increasingly global Catholic Church, an Italian pope is still possible — but not probable. View on euronews ...