Cardinals will on Tuesday (May 5) begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on ...

Odds are on a short conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor, with 267th pope likely to be picked by Thursday or Friday ...

The next pontiff will have to re-establish cordial and deep relations between the Church and Western countries, especially ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

By Sharon Braithwaite, Caitlin Danaher and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

The main question on this second consideration is whether the next pope should continue what Pope Francis has initiated, or ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...