As the cardinals meet to discuss and choose Pope Francis’ successor, it cannot be a time of “political balancing acts, ...

ROME (OSV News) — In a mix of joy, excitement and sadness, families, associations and individuals from all over the world ...

We cannot understand Pope Francis "if we don't understand that he was a man of God ... a friend of God," said Archbishop ...

The conclave that begins May 7 is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors.

According to data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, in 2022 there were more than 368,500 ...

With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

Biden wrote in USA Today that the papal funeral was a chance to reflect on Pope Francis, on "his mission, his ministry, his life's work." ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican ...

Because here, in the days between a papal funeral and a conclave, the real sport isn’t “calcio,” or soccer. It’s the ancient, ...

Archbishop J. Michael Miller is calling for prayer after a deadly car-ramming attack on a crowds at a Filipino heritage ...

PHILADELPHIA (OSV News) — Ten years ago, Pope Francis skimmed through cheering crowds at the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia — and when he stopped to kiss one baby girl named Gianna, ...

"They were circumstances which inspire," the archbishop said. "Which point to profound truths about human life and which call ...