After holding their last pre-conclave meeting Tuesday morning, cardinals who will elect the next pope have less than a day to ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will now elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in ...

They are trying to identify someone who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...

When will the 2025 conclave bring a new pope? Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope ...

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

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

Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

The choice of method, more than any difference in underlying doctrine, is where Pope Francis departed most radically from his ...