After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – an officially atheist state with millions of Catholics whose government has ...

Priests and new converts to the Roman Catholic Church cited numerous reasons for why young Americans in their 20s and 30s are ...

The death of a pope, and the election of a new pontiff, is adorned with high ritual and elaborate ceremony. For more about how the Catholic Church will celebrate and mourn Pope Francis, and what comes ...

Adherents are reviving old practices and growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation.

Easter Monday marks the beginning of the next chapter when the resurrected Christ is believed to have returned to Earth.

Pope Francis made a brief appearance at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday to bless the thousands of faithful ...

Holy Week unfolds for Christians with dates that vary from year to year. The purpose for the days observed by the faithful ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

A tool designed to assist in these efforts is available for members’ mobile devices. Since its launch in 2010, the Member ...

See your calendar, the weather, time zones, and more. If there's something you want to keep track of regularly, it belongs on your Mac's menu bar. The left side of the menu bar, of course, shows ...