Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

After holding their last pre-conclave meeting Tuesday morning, cardinals who will elect the next pope have less than a day to ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

They are trying to identify someone who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and ...

The movie Conclave, as the title gives away, is precisely about the process of Papal election to choose the next head of the ...

The 67-year-old, who is often referred to as the "Asian Francis", has been put on unofficial shortlists as cardinals gather ...

Barron spoke to EWTN News Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn on May 5 in Rome. The U.S. prelate noted that the Church is on “pins and needles” during the interregnum before the election of the next pope ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will now elect its new leader, in a process virtually unchanged in ...

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...

The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have ...

Cardinal Zuppi is largely seen as a candidate who would continue in Pope Francis's progressive footsteps. Here is everything ...