SPRINGFIELD – Coming into Wednesday afternoon’s regular season home finale between No. 1 Pope Francis and No. 7 Taconic, the ...

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader ...

Even those who applauded the actions he took during his 12-year papacy said they were just a beginning, and that his ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always serve justice.

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

“Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...