The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

ROME – They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in ...

One of Pope Francis's "popemobiles" is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

“The selection of the next pope will either mark the end of what has proven to be a very destructive liberal experiment, or ...

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...

The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed ...

ANALYSIS: The late Pontiff famously encouraged Catholics to ‘make a mess’ to bring fresh energy and ideas to the Church. The ...

Throughout history, there has been no shortage of outside attempts to influence the outcome of a conclave to elect a new pope ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...