While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Major voices of the conclave. Sweden’s first bishop since the Protestant Reformation and the country’s first cardinal since ...

Yet Spokane will have some representation in the room as the College of Cardinals meets in the Sistine Chapel next week to ...

According to the rules established by St. John Paul II, only cardinals under 80 years old will participate in the vote to ...

The soft-spoken bishop's words reverberated from within the storied cathedral’s limestone walls to the public sphere. For many, they symbolized pushback against Trump’s more strident policies ...