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 ...

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 ...

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

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

Pope Francis, supreme pastor to almost 1.5 billion Catholics, died on Monday at the age of 88. The papal throne, which now ...

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

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

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning. As people pay their ...

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