A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

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

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two cardinal electors ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to continue his progressive reforms against a small but powerful group who want to ...

Ahead of a gathering to elect a new pope, survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have urged cardinals to choose ...

Cardinals Rosa and Sako said they expect the conclave to be brief and last two to three days. While not revealing a name, ...