Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

As cardinals begin a conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor, they must decide whether to find a pope who follows his path ...

The United States has more cardinals eligible to vote for pope except Italy, which is home to 17 of the electors who will ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week called New York legislation aiming to legalize medical assisted suicide “a disaster waiting ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...