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 ...

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...

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

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

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his ...

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

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

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...