Cardinal Becciu has left the conclave, which convenes on May 7, as front-runners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...

But Trump did plug another dark-horse candidate who would also make history as the first American Pope. While he said he has ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...