Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church ...

Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

While a conclave is unique from U.S. presidential elections, people often consider pope prospects as Republicans or ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the death of Pope Francis, the ranks of armchair Vatican experts have ...

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

The funeral drew world leaders, including President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who had a talk in the ...

The shortest conclave history was in 1503, when Pope Julius II was elected in just under 10 hours. The 2013 papal conclave, ...

What happens after Pope Francis funeral - how the Conclave to select his successor will work - The late pope broke from ...

Arriving in Rome after Pope Francis’s death, Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of ...