With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

As people watched the papal election process unfold, advocates for issues including female clergy expressed hopes and fears ...

A meditation on anti-doping and corruption gave way to Azarenka’s broader wishlist of what she’d change in the sport. A pro for over two decades and a mom to eight-year-old son Leo, she took a ...

From injury setbacks to speaking out about Gaza, Ons Jabeur is navigating one of the most emotionally complex stretches of her career.

Tourists from the Scranton/Wilkes Barre region took a photo in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, Wednesday, before the crowds poured ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a new pope, they call upon the assistance of the Holy Spirit as they sing ...

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