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

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

The conclave to elect the new pope is just days away — and bettors are laying down cash wagers on who will be chosen, his papal name and nationality, and even the number of voting rounds it ...

With just four days to go until the conclave to elect a new pope begins, cardinals are addressing a variety of challenges the next pontiff will have to face, and are calling broadly for more clarity, ...

Bishop Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla of Mbalmayo is the only bishop from Cameroon to attend the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis.

Outspoken on same-sex blessings and immigration, Robert Sarah of Guinea is a leading figure among conservative Catholic ...

Nathaniel’s wife, who escaped with their two children, told AsiaNews that her husband was shot in the head by terrorists ...

During the seating there's no communication with the outside world on the proceedings, except for the smoke signals from the ...

Luis Antonio Tagle has joined Pietro Parolin at the top of betting markets to become the next pope on Canadian betting sites.

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church’s most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly ...

With a conclave to elect a new pope scheduled to begin next week, several names have popped up as potential replacements for ...