Pope Francis made history in 2013 as the first Jesuit pope and the first pontiff from a religious order in more than a ...

Anticipation gripped the Catholic world Thursday as the cardinals tasked with choosing a new pope prepared to retreat behind ...

Cardinals from all over the world began voting Wednesday to elect a new pope -- but what's the cost of finding a new leader ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for a conclave to elect a ...

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday (Manila time), which means that no pope was elected in the first ...

Pakistan has warned it will "avenge" those killed by Indian air strikes that New Delhi said were in response to an attack in ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is picking a wellness influencer to be United States surgeon general, replacing his ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a move the Kremlin said ...

The Philippine National Police arrested two Chinese men for the kidnapping of two of their compatriots and a Korean ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

The pretrial chamber handling the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte in the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ...

Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest. The Spanish government approved a bill Tuesday reducing the ...