The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from ...

Two Catholic cardinals will miss the conclave next week to elect a successor to Pope Francis because of health issues, the ...

They may be looking at Francis as a model and choose another outsider. Or they may look at Francis' own predecessor, Pope ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...