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The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the church credible and relevant today

Pope Francis’ pontificate marked a distinct shift in the Catholic Church’s engagement with the Muslim world. While his predecessors fostered dialogue and tolerance, Francis sought more active engagement with Muslims, particularly in the Middle East.

Most stories about Pope Francis mention that he made history as the first pontiff from Latin America. In fact, Francis was the first pope in centuries to be born outside Europe. But what impact did that actually have on the Catholic Church? The Conversation U.S. asked Neomi De Anda, a…

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the Catholic Church’s history, forging for the first time the word “conclave.”

The cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of the election of a new pope.

A quiet drama is unfolding in the Vatican

As the papal conclave approaches, Maureen K. Day joins “Equal Time” to talk about Pope Francis’ legacy and the future of Catholicism in America.

As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned Friday that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis Antonio Tagle, would protect children and stamp out clerical sex abuse.

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years

The pope also refused to live in the papal apartments or visit the papal summer residence.