The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the ... a series of what are known as congregations occurring as the College of Cardinals assembles.” Reid emphasized that Pope Francis was unlike ...

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...