Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...