Catholics are African, increasing the chances of a Pope from that continent. While the Church is losing influence in Europe ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

Pope Francis’s financial reforms cleaned up Vatican institutions but failed to fix its deficits and underfunded pension ...

Etchings from the 16th and 17th centuries aimed at Rome’s tourist market stirred up interest in the conclave’s ceremonial ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

Some hard-liners within the Catholic community are vouching for right-wing candidates like Athanasius Schneider, a bishop in ...