Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...

VATICAN CITY -- The conclave to elect the 267th pope and successor to Pope Francis has gotten underway Wednesday. In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, ...

A new pope could be named within a matter of hours, after more than 100 Catholic cardinals gathered inside the Vatican on ...

As 133 cardinals who are eligible to vote prepare to take part in the conclave on Wednesday, wealthy MAGA Catholics have ...

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

The conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...