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

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Beijing is said to be evaluating an American offer to negotiate as a new tariff on auto parts takes effect. The 35-year-old ...

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

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

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor—from the Vatican’s disastrous finances to the wars raging on ...

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 ...

Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

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

The task facing the cardinals today is to elect a new pope to succeed Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88. begin process to elect a new pope after pope francis's passing. Illustration.

Pope Francis passed away on April 21st. A conclave to elect the new head of the Church will soon take place. Meanwhile, ...