The 2025 conclave that will choose the next pope will see the largest number of Filipino cardinal electors in history, ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

The identity of the new pope remains a mystery until white smoke emerges from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning Mancinelli ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

As the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled farewell to Pope Francis, a new chapter in Catholic history quietly unfolded: for ...