The ring and seal are destroyed or nulled after a pope’s death to prevent their future misuse to seal official documents.

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza, officials said Monday.The Jerusalem and Sweden branches of the ...

The soft-spoken, longtime Vatican diplomat could be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's secretary of state ...

The next pontiff will have to re-establish cordial and deep relations between the Church and Western countries, especially ...

A group of U.S. senators wants Congress' watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...

Dr. James J. Zogby ...

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Updates and the latest news as Trump announces Washington will host the NFL draft and signs executive orders. He joined NBC's ...