Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francis, the 266th pontiff in the church's nearly 2000-year history, was interred over the weekend in the Basilica of St. Mary ...

A nationwide boost in Catholic Church converts is reflected by the Phoenix diocese's spike in adult baptisms, confirmations and first communions.

No Roman Catholic has occupied the role of chief minister to the English crown since the 1550s. Andy Burnham is about to change that.

The Vatican has excommunicated the priesthood of a rebel Catholic faction. Many of the priests’ followers have refused to ...

The Vatican announced this week that its College of Cardinals will convene on May 7 for the conclave process at the famed Sistine Chapel – where they'll elect Pope Francis' successor as leader of the ...

The College of Cardinals will convene on May 7th at the Sistine Chapel to elect Pope Francis' successor. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity, differing from other branches primarily in ...