The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to ...

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

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from ...

The conclave to choose the new pope is underway. And among the cardinals choosing the new Catholic leader is an Ohio native.

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

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

Chaput may assert the pope was "inadequate to the real issues," but the truth is that Francis was challenging to those more ...

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

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