Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the saints and the Virgin Mary.

The group End Clergy Abuse issued an open letter Wednesday to the cardinals who are meeting informally this week before the ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

Survivors of clerical abuse, experts in child protection and victim advocacy groups have collectively decried the presence of ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Francis vehemently opposed Argentina’s marriage equality law that then-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed in ...

The next leader of the global Catholic Church needs to put the issue of clerical sex abuse at the heart of their papacy, ...

Ultimately, the most important message that we can share with children during the time of a papal conclave is one of trust.

P resident Donald Trump has some thoughts on who should be the next Pope—that is, if it can’t be himself.

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...