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

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

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Next Pope is ‘everybody’s guess’ before Cardinals gather for oath of secrecy and first vote - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

One of the late pontiff’s ‘popemobiles’ is to be converted into a healthcare unit for the treatment of children in Gaza.

The Papal Conclave becomes a magnet for tourists to visit the Vatican, even though the process of electing a new Pope to ...

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

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, ...