For us, as Hispanics who are suffering in the United States, it gives us great hope to believe that this next pope will be ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, O.S.A., a former prior general of the Augustinians and longtime missionary in Peru, did not enter the conclave as a favorite to succeed Pope Francis. His reputation as a ...

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...

The world won’t know who the electors have chosen as the next pope until the moment that man’s names (both his given name and ...

It’s hard to describe the mood in Vatican City right now. There is great expectation and excitement but also a sense of ...

For much of the past century, the conclave has needed between three and 14 ballots to find a pope. John Paul I—the pope who ...

Now that the 133 cardinal electors are ensconced in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis, some potential ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

Christ calls us to leave the past for dead, to live in the present, to journey towards the “eternal life” he promises. Yet it ...

As expected, the 133 cardinals who entered the Sistine Chapel May 7 failed to elect the next pope on their first ballot.

The theme of God as shepherd comes through in each of the readings this Sunday. The connection between the divine shepherd ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...