Ten of the cardinals that will vote on who will be the next pope hail from the US. Some of them are rumored to be in the ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

Just hours remain before the Vatican begins the centuries-old process to elect a new pope. Today, cardinals who will elect ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

As the world prepares for the papal conclave, many are speculating about the potential for a historic moment: Could a ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Philly’s LGBTQIA+ community is sharing their emotions and concerns about the transition to Pope Francis’ successor.

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City The death of Pope Francis last ...