The Mendocino mountain range provided a spectacular backdrop for the North Bay League Track and Field championships on ...

As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the ...

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception will host a special mass for the new pope on Thursday afternoon, the ...

White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. But we don't yet know his identity.

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon ...

Cardinal Czerny was appointed by Pope Francis and is, like him, a Jesuit. Popular with progressives in the Church, he was ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves ...

They range in age from 45 to 99. Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose ...

Cardinal Radcliffe has indicated that he isn ... his welcoming spirit by opening the doors of the Vatican to a diverse range of individuals, including transgender and gay people.