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

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

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

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 ...

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

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he ...