Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

Ahead of the May 7 start of the papal conclave, the Pontifical Missions Societies USA is inviting faithful to pray – not only for the assembly as a whole, but for a specific cardinal elector who will ...

Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...

Cardinal Becciu has left the conclave, which convenes on May 7, as front-runners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...

But Trump did plug another dark-horse candidate who would also make history as the first American Pope. While he said he has ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

According to Marco Politi, the cardinals will be looking for a new head of the church, who would be well versed in the mechanisms of the curia, more in line with the profile of a manager, representati ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...