Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

A tense papal election is expected to pit late Pope Francis’ number two, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, against an array of ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston says he wants the new pope to be "a man of unity for the ...

Mary Immaculate Catholic School in Farmers Branch held a mock conclave Tuesday morning, where they elected their very own ...

The Vatican released new images showing the inside of the Sistine Chapel, ready for 133 cardinal electors to gather for the ...

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

The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

The movie “Conclave” delves into the intricacies of papal politics and the election of a new pope, but how accurate is it in ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

On Wednesday, 133 members of the College of Cardinals will enter the Sistine Chapel for the third papal conclave in recent ...