The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...

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Catholic affiliation is declining across much of Latin America, while the number of religiously unaffiliated adults is rising ...

The number of people practicing the Catholic faith in the United States has grown over the last decade. The concentration of Catholics has also shifted. The Northeast and Midwest were once the center ...

King Charles's recent visit to the Vatican may appear to be simply a symbolic gesture of ecumenical goodwill. But moments like this provide an opportunity to look at the long-term consequences of ...

Joanna of Austria, Maria Theresa of Austria and Queen Isabella I of Castile (Composite photo/ Wikimedia Commons) This article is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks ...

Recently retired Episcopal Bishop John Lipscomb of Southwest Florida has said he intends to convert to Roman Catholicism, becoming the fourth Episcopal bishop to seek to join the Catholic Church this ...

Catholics remain the largest religious group in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, while second-largest ...

The College of Cardinals will convene on May 7th at the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis' successor. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity, differing from other branches primarily in ...