Roman Catholic Church Stories

There were 135 cardinals aged under 80 when Francis died and are thereby eligible to take part in the conclave, but it is not known if all of them wil...

A continent where religion permeates most aspects of private and public life, Africa is where the Roman Catholic Church is growing fastest, according...

His death marks the end of a transformative and often tumultuous papacy defined by a deep commitment to the poor, calls for peace and efforts to moder...

The pope's camerlengo (chamberlain), Cardinal Kevin Farrell, officially confirms the death. He then seals the pope's private apartment and prepares th...

He was 88, and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.