Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

Fr. Kyle Doustou, a pastor in Old Town and soon to be Vicar General for the Diocese of Portland, sat down with Maine's Total ...

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As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

With representatives from 70 countries across five continents, this conclave is the largest -- and the most international -- ...

Papal Conclave 2025 begins May 7 as 133 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope after Pope Francis's ...

Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.The secret ...

How does the Vatican make white smoke? - The outcome of the secretive papal election is announced through smoke, but how do ...

Bets on real-world events are becoming more common, and putting down some money on who will become the Catholic Church’s next ...

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