All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Canadian Cardinal Francis Leo is approached by reporters as he arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting, at the Vatican, ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed during an ...

The election of a new pope is not merely an ecclesiastical affair; it is a pivotal moment that will effect the future ...

Those gathering to elect a successor to Pope Francis say the first step to reaching a two-thirds majority is to get to know ...

At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

As the world’s most exclusive club prepares to elect the new pope, they face an immediate test of just how seriously they ...

The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...