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The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College of Cardinals convenes on Wednesday.

For most of the Catholic Church's first millennium, popes used their given names. The first exception was the 6th century ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning, during which Francis' fisherman's ring and his official seal were destroyed in one of the final formal rites of the ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

With the papal conclave due to begin on Wednesday to decide on who will be the next pope, Mark Austin asked the author about ...