Conclave combines Vatican tradition with modern quirks, including a vaping cardinal and an intersex pope twist that left ...

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

"Some say he did not do enough; others criticize him for even meeting with people like me," said one transgender Catholic.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing legal backlash over his plan to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island. A judge temporarily blocked any agreements, with a full court hearing set for April 25.

A procession to move the body of Pope Francis to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public viewing ended Wednesday ...

LOS ANGELES — Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might not be up for spawning after all they’d been through over the ...

Thousands of mourners are expected to file past the body of the late Pope Francis as his official lying in state begins in ...

Francis never changed church doctrine on homosexuality or budged on the question of marriage. But he offered a revolutionary ...

Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy ...

A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity has advanced — but with a caveat. The measure ...

Three people were arrested after they allegedly smuggled contraband into the Oklahoma County Detention Center using the mail system.

After scooping up eight Academy Award nominations (and winning Best Adapted Screenplay), papal drama Conclave is back on ...