There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

There are many names circulating for who may succeed Pope Francis, but history shows the rumoured frontrunners are rarely picked. Here's a look at some of the candidates who stand out for different ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

Pope Francis’ former point man on migrants has drawn criticism with comments in the context of the African continent being ...

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...

By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task ...

A tense papal election is expected to pit late Pope Francis’ number two, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, against an array of ...

Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

Boston Archbishop Richard Henning celebrated a mass in Braintree on Tuesday, to ask the Holy Spirit to guide the Cardinals as they choose Francis' successor.