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.

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

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

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

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

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

Samuel Escobar, a Peruvian pastor and theologian whose passion for social justice and evangelization resulted in a new field ...

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

Here are three questions for news consumers who are paying attention to pre-conclave news. These questions play a crucial role in this week’s “Crossroads” podcast, which focuses on some elite ...

The first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago's South Side, will be there for ...