Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

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The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

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With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

The papal conclave begins its secretive process to select the next pope. Here's how to watch and stream the conclave as Ohio ...

"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

As cardinals gather in the Vatican to elect a new pope -- with a Filipino among the favourites -- the church in Asia's most ...

Here is a look at what betting odds say about the frontrunner to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis raised the consciousness of bishops, priests and laity around the issues of sexism and unjust discrimination ...