There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

The conclave consists of Cardinals from around the world gathering together at the Sistine Chapel for a closed-door meeting to decide the next leader of the Catholic church.

The papal conclave is private election held behind closed doors of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel, where 135 cardinals vote on who will serve as the next the head of the Catholic Church.

At the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on the University of Portland campus Tuesday, parishioners filled the pews to remember ...

Whether chomping on local fare such as pasta carbonara or veal cutlets wrapped in ham, Catholic cardinals, who are meeting in ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

The current frontrunners to succeed Pope Francis include Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines, Cardinal Peter Erdo of ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Two Tuolumne County parents were arrested last week, after their 1-year-old baby had to be resuscitated twice and tested ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle are considered top contenders, according to The Associated Press. Parolin, who served as Pope Francis' Secretary of State, is ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...