Women now hold roles that shape the Church’s global mission —from selecting bishops to overseeing humanitarian initiatives.

As the papal conclave is set to begin to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world are on the Sistine Chapel, which will hold the Catholic cardinals as they cast their votes for the next leader of the ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Before leaving for his first apostolic trip to Turkey and Lebanon in November, Pope Leo XIV issued reforms to the Vatican’s ...

Pope Leo XIV changed a Vatican law to allow women and non-cardinals to lead the Vatican City administration. Francis appointed a woman in November.

Cardinals hold final general congregation on eve of first vote for new pope. VATICAN CITY March 11, 2013— -- On the eve of the much-anticipated conclave that will determine the next pope, ...