Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that the new pontiff will have to face ...

Heavy is the white miter worn by the pope. Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad problems. Among the pressing issues ...

The Succesor to Benedict XVI Will Face Priests Shortages and Dwindling Flocks Feb. 11, 2013— -- Now that Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation, the web is awash with discussion of ...

As an American citizen, Pope Leo XIV could be required to file a tax return with the U.S. government, and his tax liability may reach six figures. Because the U.S. taxes its citizens on their ...

“Many times in my life I have encountered nuns with a vinegar face, and this is not friendly," the pontiff recently remarked Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Pope Francis made remarks about nuns ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In a surprising about-face, Pope Benedict has decided to restore power and prestige to the Vatican department that oversees dialogue with Islam a year after he controversially ...

ROME, March 25 -- At the end of a week in which Vatican officials identified Pope John Paul II's declining health with the suffering of the dying Jesus, the pontiff's image was broadcast from his ...