Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

SoCal LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

As Catholics around the world wait for a new pope to be voted in, they also are also waiting to see what name the new pontiff ...

Here is a look at what betting odds say about the frontrunner to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.