As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

The conclave must avoid becoming a battleground for reactionary or revolutionary impulses. It must be a sacred discernment, ...

The conclave is among the most geographically diverse in history, mirroring a Church where Africa and Asia account for a ...

More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be participating in the election of a pontiff for the first time.

As the conclave to pick the successor to Pope Francis gets underway on Wednesday May 7, the world will be on the lookout for ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Zimbabwe’s Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga, met with the Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, ...

As the world continues to mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a thought-provoking question arises: could the next pope be of African descent?

As the Italian – and more broadly, Western – clergy loses influence within the Vatican, Italians hope that one of their three ...