Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

Wednesday, May 7 marks the official start to the Catholic Church’s search for the 267th leader. 27 News met with a local ...

Most U.S. Catholics say they rely on the pope and the Church's teachings for difficult moral questions, this is particularly ...

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

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church are casting their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key ...

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

Who is voting for the next pope? Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Cardinal Joseph Tobin are among the US cardinals eligible.

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Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...