At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters ...

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he ...

In life, Pope Francis had reached out far beyond his comfort zone. He worked among the poor in his native Argentina. He continued to reach out to people on the fringes of society, around the world, ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Voting to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7 in Rome. Local ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...

VATICAN CITY – “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...