Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of the next pope.

An expert tells PEOPLE that Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was quite close to Pope Francis and is seen as being an ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Cardinals are preparing for the start of the Conclave tomorrow where they will decide who will be the next Pope. Vatican ...

A Pittsburgh-native is one of 10 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope who call the United States home. Daniel DiNardo ...

Papal candidates are known as “papabile” or translated from the Italian, “pope-able.” The vast majority of the papabile were ...

Starting Wednesday, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to begin choosing the next pope.

Cardinals for the Roman Catholic Church are in Rome ahead of the papal conclave. Here's when it starts and how to keep up with the latest.

The conclave that begins May 7 is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors.While 115 cardinals took part in the conclaves in 2005 and 2013, 133 prelates ...

Weeks after Pope Francis death, Trump laughed off questions about AI-generated photo of him as pope. His dismissal comes on ...