Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.

The media’s praise of Pope Francis aims to place a last coat of “democratic” and “modern” varnish on the Catholic Church as ...

While on a trip to Italy last week with his family, the vice president was one of the last officials to meet with Pope ...

The vice president reflected publicly on the Easter Sunday visit after a private tour of the Taj Mahal in India.

People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday. Given the large turnout of faithful wishing to pay ...

Most major nations will be sending heads of state or government, or royalty, to Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, but Israel ...

Pope Francis died April 21 in Rome. President Donald Trump ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff until the pontiff is ...

President Trump’s presence at the Vatican funeral marks a rare moment of reverence amid a complex relationship with the late ...

WASHINGTON — In the final hours of Pope Francis' life, he had what was unknowingly his last meeting with a global leader: U.S ...

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, the United States is primed for the question of whether an ...

A lot of people, especially in the American press, want to make the Holy Father — his entire legacy and even his death — ...

It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and ...