Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

Bill Fox (66), a retired clinical psychologist from Co Sligo, says he is “very proud to be a Roman Catholic in Ireland today” ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be ...

The chosen name often honours a saint, a previous pope, or a particular legacy the new pontiff wishes to emulate ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

White smoke will soon rise again from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new era of leadership in the Catholic Church — ...

The only certainty surrounding the election of the new pope is that he will be a man, and that's a tradition unlikely to ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...