Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on two cardinals to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

While the world continues to mourn Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday, preparations are under way to secure ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in ...

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

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Fox News Digital spoke with everyday Catholics to get their expectations for the next pope and their reflections on Pope ...

Aside from doubts about the true age of Philippe Ouedraogo, a cardinal from Burkina Faso whom some claim is 80, meaning he’s too old to vote, and concerns about the presence of the Peruvian cardinal ...