The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus, but conservatives may want to refocus the Catholic ...

"The Slum Pope has died. Long live the pope of the poor, the marginalised, the disenfranchised," the world cried. Now that ...

The conclave, held to select a new pope, will begin in nine days. The College of Cardinals — the cardinals within the ...

Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis on May ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis.

Following the funeral of Pope Francis and nine days of mourning, the Vatican is now preparing for the Conclave, in which the ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7, the Vatican said on Monday. Why it matters: The results of the papal ...