The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual ...

Dancers from the Chinese Catholic Community of New Jersey participate in the call to prayer featuring sacred songs and ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church. That’s more than any nation except Italy, home to 17 of the ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

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

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

The big U.S. Supreme Court decisions due in the coming two months include three cases on the religion clauses in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. At issue: Can a state deny a tax benefit to ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

ROME – They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from where cardinals ...