On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Social media and fake news buffet cardinals ahead of conclave Cardinals to elect new pope at conclave starting Wednesday Conservative and progressive ...

Phone signal will be cut off at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET) on Wednesday, an hour and a half before the cardinals are ...

While no one can predict the outcome of the next conclave, about 15 cardinals are among the most talked-about candidates to ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on ...

Pro-Russian actors routinely spread fake Charlie Hebdo editions online to discredit Ukraine and weaken the West's support for ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

Deliberations began just after 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, after both the prosecution and defense presented their final ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...