What we know: How is the next pope chosen? In the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, the cardinals are just below the pope and above typical bishops. There are more than 250 in the College of ...

Within the next few weeks, Catholic cardinals from around the world will convene at the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope to lead the Church. When a pope resigns or dies — as with Pope Francis ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.” Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu ...

Hyderabad: Cardinal Poola Anthony of Hyderabad will enter the Papal conclave as one of India’s four electors, alongside Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis from Trivandrum ...

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, who was accused of covering up cases of abuse as archbishop of Los Angeles, will have an official role in the ceremonies around Francis’ funeral. By Jonathan Wolfe ...

Since his passing, speculations about a new pope have begun. Cardinal Luis Tagle, 67, of the Philippines Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, of Italy Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, 66, of France Cardinal ...

Following Pope Francis' death on April 21, voting members of the College of Cardinals will gather to determine a replacement. The voting members, known as cardinal electors, are tasking with ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu is insisting he is eligible to vote in the coming conclave despite having resigned from his rights as a cardinal and his subsequent conviction for ...

Kochi: As Cardinals took their seats in Clementine Hall to listen to Pope Benedict XVI's farewell speech, Cardinal George Alencherry, then major archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, found himself ...

The Catholic Broadcast Commission of Nigeria, CBCN, has stated that only one cardinal from Nigeria is eligible to participate in the election of a new Pope. According to an unsigned statement ...

A conclave with 135 cardinal electors will gather to choose the new leader Clockwise from top left: Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao , Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Cardinal Anthony Poola and Cardinal ...