The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

The College of Cardinals that will elect a new pope includes members from far-flung corners of the globe whom Francis named ...

The conclave — where cardinals worldwide converge in Vatican City to elect a new pontiff, following Pope Francis' death ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite ...

Wisconsin ties will vote in the papal conclave. None are likely candidates to become the next pope, but nothing is certain.

The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will begin a conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the process of selecting the ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...

As "Conclave" shows, the pope's signet ring, called Ring of the Fisherman, is destroyed after his death to signify the papal ...

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...