Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

The prayer book is the “ Ordo Rituum Conclavis ” (“Rites of the Conclave”), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, ...

Maneuvering has already begun ahead of the Conclave that starts next week. If a compromise is found in the current talks, it ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

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

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

Trump told reporters Tuesday that he's his "number one choice" to succeed Pope Francis before endorsing Cardinal Timothy ...

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who chaired the international commission investigating the authenticity of Medjugorje, has ...