In the conclave, the secret process of choosing a new pope, 135 cardinals under the age of 80 will vote for Francis's ...

Pope Francis’ funeral will not follow traditional protocols, marking a break from the past as the world mourns the loss of ...

It cautions: "He who enters a conclave as a pope, leaves it as a cardinal." But here are some cardinals who are being talked ...

An Irish cardinal acting as the head of the Catholic church on an interim basis following the death of Pope Francis has an ...

It's very possible the next Pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

The passing of Pope Francis has plunged the Catholic world into mourning and triggered the process to elect the next leader ...

Amid hopes for a historic first Black pope, African Catholics discuss the potential impact of such a decision by the Vatican.

Even before the beginning of the Conclave to elect deceased Pope Francis’ successor, gamblers have poured in more than $3 ...

Sweden’s first and only Catholic cardinal is one of the possible candidates to become the next pope after Pope Francis died ...

The Catholic Church will bid farewell to Pope Francis this weekend as he is laid to rest in St. Peter's Square in a funeral.

Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the ...

About 200 of the 266 men to hold the title of pope hailed from within the borders of Italy. Here is a look at others, like Pope Francis, who didn't.