The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate.

As Pope Francis passes, speculation surrounding the next papal conclave intensifies. Contenders include Cardinal Peter Erdo, ...

A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that’s unlikely to be the ...

Cardinal Marc Ouellet arrives for a meeting at the Vatican on March 11, 2013. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP) Ouellet, 80, of Canada, led the Vatican’s influential bishops office for over a decade ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church? Experts weigh in.

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

To become the next pope, the candidate must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals who are under age 80 ...

Who will be the next Pope? That's the obvious question in the wake of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. One ...

Some observers believe O'Malley may have the best chance of any American cardinal of being chosen as the next leader of the ...

FILE – Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet leaves after a meeting at the Vatican, Monday March 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) Ouellet, 80, of Canada, led the Vatican’s influential ...