Argentine faithful hope the next Pope to be like Pope Francis, as cardinals are set to start the conclave Wednesday to elect ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

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

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is a discreet 69-year-old diplomat with a progressive stance who was entrusted by Pope Francis ...

Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope. Understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their ...

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for ...

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

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

If Tagle were elected, it would also likely signal to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics that the cardinals want to go forward ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

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