As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

These are just recent headlines from one state. From 2004-23, the Catholic Church paid more than $5 billion to settle sexual ...

The Catholic Church's cardinals are meeting next week at the Vatican to elect the new pope in a centuries-old process called ...

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Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

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The personality and outreach of Pope Francis attracted worldwide admiration. Though he did not stray from Catholic doctrine, ...

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Cardinals who traveled to Rome for Francis' funeral will be meeting regularly this week ahead of the conclave as they start ...