Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

For this conclave these kingmakers are said to include Timothy Dolan, the conservative archbishop of New York; Jean-Claude ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...

Cardinals are starting the next conclave to select the next pope on May 7. Here’s who AI has pegged as the potential ...

The two are passing through Rome on vacation and will continue to southern Italy. But they are practicing Catholics and were ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

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

Conclaves typically span several days, with multiple rounds of voting, before a candidate secures the necessary two-thirds majority to become pope.

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.

Speculation grows over who will be named new Pope while cardinals gather for secret election - Italian Cardinal Pietro ...