As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as the 2025 papal conclave begins.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

France has responded to Italian media reports alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to get a French pope ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

In a ritual dating back to medieval times, the cardinals will file into the Vatican's frescoed Sistine Chapel and start their ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The conclave began exactly 16 days after the death of 88-year-old Pope Francis, who led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?