As the College of Cardinals gathers in Vatican City for the secretive process that will elect a new head of the Roman ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple tussle between conservatives and reformers. The winner will determine the fate ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

Fr. Kyle Doustou, a pastor in Old Town and soon to be Vicar General for the Diocese of Portland, sat down with Maine's Total ...

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

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VATICAN CITY - Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman ...