The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ ...

It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the ...

Conclave is formed from the Latin words for "with key," referring to how cardinals are sequestered to elect a pope—inside the ...

As U.S. Catholic bishops gathered for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald ...

In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Cupich says young Catholics will look back at the synod as “one of ...

Catholic bishops in the Philippines have expressed joy over the appointment of Filipino priest Monsignor Erwin Jose Balagapo ...

In 1918, when Benedictines in Minnesota gave Anna Cordelia Zervas her religious name, Sister Mary Annella, her mother reacted ...

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Since establishing the World Day of the Poor in 2016, the Pope has held the annual tradition of welcoming Rome’s poor into ...