Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

The movie "Conclave" paints a mostly accurate picture of the Roman Catholic process of electing a new pope, save for an ...

While Pope Franci s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on these days before the conclave to elect a ...

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

Ahead of the election of a new pope, the cardinals of the Catholic Church held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings ...

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

Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are expected to hold the papal election, called a conclave, to choose a new pope ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...

The Pope Francis Cardinals (7-2) relied on some serious power Saturday afternoon to beat the Pathfinder Pioneers (7-4) 7-6.