It’s the first Sunday in months that churchgoers were allowed back into that worship space since a fire damaged it in late ...

Also, the share of Americans who identify with a religion other than Christianity has increased but remains in single digits, ...

Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...

The Vatican has not announced Pope Francis is resigning, contrary to online claims. Further, his successor would be elected ...

As Pope Francis remains in critical condition at Gemelli Hospital in Rome - still in charge of the Vatican and the worldwide ...

Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, ...

What happens when a pope is incapacitated? Is he still pope? Pope Francis' age and prolonged illness have raised questions ...

While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, they do not ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne ...

Over the past century, Catholic leaders have wrestled with how much to embrace new forms of communication technology.

The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of ...