Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

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

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...

The conclave must avoid becoming a battleground for reactionary or revolutionary impulses. It must be a sacred discernment, ...

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

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

“To have a black pope would revive the Christian faith in Africa and change people’s views of Africa, by showing that an ...

As the conclave to pick the successor to Pope Francis gets underway on Wednesday May 7, the world will be on the lookout for ...

Pope Francis’s work on synodality could pave the way for a very different style of Church, with self-governing regional ...

Devout regulars attending Athens's main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a ...

Joel Hodge says it is possible a pope from a non-Catholic-majority country could be elected. (Supplied: Australian Catholic ...