Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

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

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

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Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

A central Ohio priest was in Rome for the last several months of Pope Francis’ life and is still there as the papal conclave ...

Catholics in Boise are closely watching the Vatican as the papal conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope ...

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

"This is probably the most diverse and representative of the entire world that the College of Cardinals has ever been." 133 Cardinals from all over the world will be sequestered inside the Sistine ...