Pope Francis was a pope for our time. When so many practiced the politics of dehumanization, he stood for our common humanity ...

Some 135 cardinal electors, all under the age of 80 and from all over the world, are eligible to take part in the vote for ...

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the ...

Here is everything about the secretive Papal Conclave, including the date, electors, procedure, and possible candidates.

The death of Pope Francis, after a very public diminishment, closes a signal chapter in Catholic history with absolutely no certainty about who or what comes next. Rather than reflexively corralling ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners were gathering at the Vatican to honor the life of Pope Francis on Saturday morning. But ...

The late Pope Francis's understated regalia reflected a humble approach to the papacy. The world will be analyzing the next ...

In the days since his death, Pope Francis has been called a reformer, outsider, influencer and modernizer. He was all of these things. But he was also the steward of the oldest institution in the ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, a ...