There were a few voices that warned the world about the dangers of artificial contraception, but the most notable was Pope Paul VI. Mocked for his “Humanae Vitae” encyclical in 1968 ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Pope Francis exchanged symbolic gifts this week during the Ukrainian president's ongoing trip through Europe. Pope Francis and Zelensky met privately for ...

In describing Conclave, I can't improve on the words of a friend, the Variety critic Guy Lodge, who suggested that this twisty piece of pope fiction should have been titled "Corpus Agatha Christi." ...

Recognizing this problem, Pope Francis candidly advised U.S. Catholics they had to rely on their consciences to make a voting choice, as CNN reported last month: Pope Francis on Friday described ...

We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of ...

Pope Francis during the recitation of a Rosary for Peace. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – From the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israel and the Vatican periodically have found themselves ...

The cassocked elite of the Catholic Church are stirring up hot tea, with little sympathy, in Conclave, a simmering political thriller about succession, set at the feet of a dead Pope.

Pope Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, making a special visit to the “Garden of Angels.” More than 100 faithful gathered with Rome Mayor Roberto ...

As Kentucky men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope was assembling his first UK roster, he absolutely put an emphasis on having plenty of shooters. Pope’s offense employs a lot of three-point shooting, ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As he prepares for his first season as Kentucky men's basketball coach, Mark Pope will have a fan from afar: John Calipari. Calipari, who left Kentucky in March for the ...

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Pope Francis' envoy for peace in Ukraine, returned to Moscow in mid-October for meetings with Russian government officials and leaders of the Russian ...

STORY: :: LGBT activists urge the pope to overturn a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people :: Rome, Italy :: New Ways Ministry :: Vatican City :: Francis held a meeting six months ...