A look at the Irish American Cardinal electors set to partake in the Conclave to elect a new Pope following Francis' death. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, Cardinal Kevin ...

The pope is the head of state and the ruler of the Vatican City, which is the smallest state in the world with a measure of ...

But here are 15 cardinals among the potential favourites to succeed Pope Francis -- so-called "papabili" -- divided by region ...

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With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

As the Catholic Church prepares for the upcoming conclave, much attention is focused on a prominent contender to be pope: ...

Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Steel found a "great sense of peace" that he couldn't find anywhere else when he started attending Catholic Mass in Britain.

What do Filipino Catholics expect of the next pope? That was the question from Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David to the faithful ...

The race is now on for the top job.

As the conclave gets underway, eyes are searching for the billowing white smoke that signals Habemus Papam: “We have a pope.” ...