Listen to the first episode of a new daily podcast series by America magazine’s editors on the ground in Rome covering the ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on May 7. A ...