Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more conservative path?

Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world will be locked inside the Sistine Chapel as the conclave - the storied process ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...