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

Who is Pietro Parolin? The longtime Vatican diplomat who could be the next pope - Pietro Parolin has been the Vatican's ...

What will they do when the conclave begins? The scarlet-clad men will make their way from their residence at Casa Santa Marta ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple ...

The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College of Cardinals convenes on Wednesday.

With recent conclaves lasting no more than two days, many expect the choice to be made on Friday or even Thursday. After morning Mass, the cardinal electors surrender their mobile phones, form a ...

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 historic Sistine Chapel will host the Conclave of Cardinals from Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new Bishop of Rome, who ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, triggering a call for the 133 cardinal electors to gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. With representatives from ...

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