Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called on the Roman Catholic Church to elect a pope who will firmly resist ideological pressures ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma.

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views ...

Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during his tenure as ...

Religious observers see a growing number of people abandoning Christian churches in favour of Indigenous spirituality.

Six places of worship in the key electorate of Boothby and three religious buildings in Sturt have put up banners calling for stronger climate action ...

The process through which a new pope is chosen is known as a conclave, also the name of a popular movie about the process. Here's where to watch it.

Over many centuries, interpretations of the Bible have led kings and elected leaders alike to, among other things, set ...

The Rt Revd Robert Innes, Bishop in Europe, was part of the Anglican delegation at the funeral of Pope Francis. Bishop Robert ...

“Pope Francis was a shining witness of a Church that bends with tenderness towards those who are wounded and heals with the ...