As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ...

Asia to Europe - names of some cardinals are being talked about to succeed Pope Francis, whose death at the age of 88 was ...

In the weeks that follow the passing of a pontiff, the city of Rome, and the Vatican in particular, comes alive with ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current Secretary of State of the Holy See, is one of the most important figures in the Vatican ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

In Venezuela, a crowd gathered for a mass on ... not ready yet for full acceptance of L.G.B.T.Q. people.” “The Catholic Church is a big ship to turn — it takes a long, long time,” he ...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, offering the ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader, died on Monday (Apr 21), and a conclave will be held next ...

Mr. @NicolasMaduro, you have said on numerous occasions that you want the Venezuelans back and free,” Bukele wrote. “Unlike ...

Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, French, aged 66 According to the French press, he is known in some domestic Catholic ... in Venezuela, where he defended the Church against moves ...