Many continue to mourn the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away last week at 88 years old. Francis left a mark on many ...

The conclave will have 135 cardinals, with Asian cardinals forming a visible 17 percent of them. African cardinals number 18 ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested that the more than 230 Catholic Cardinals in the conclave “keep an open mind” about considering President Donald Trump for the papacy.

Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition: Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare ...

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

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is the leader of approximately half a million Catholics in the second-oldest diocese in ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has officially withdrawn from the May 7 papal conclave under intense legal and ethical scrutiny. Once ...

Even before former pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation in 2013, Cardinal Peter Turkson had been considered Africa's ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic ...

Long touted as a potential successor to Pope Francis, Hungary’s conservative Cardinal Peter Erdo is a respected expert on ...

The conclave to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years that the Vatican has not ordered three cassocks for the new head: One small, one medium and one large to cover all ...

The Vatican confirmed that a papal conclave will begin on May 7 to choose Pope Francis' successor. A passenger's mobile ...