The conclave to vote for a new pope begins Wednesday, May 7. Around 130 red-robed cardinals from all over the world processed ...

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

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

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

Chaput may assert the pope was "inadequate to the real issues," but the truth is that Francis was challenging to those more ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

As cardinals start the conclave to vote for the next pope, one expert says there’s a good chance the church’s most senior ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, ...

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