Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The eyes of the globe are on the Vatican as the conclave to elect the next pope is about to begin, and New York's Timothy ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

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

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...