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

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.

A cell phone tableau of inclusion and splendor from last year’s synod contrasts the Francis pontificate with this week’s ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

Elected to lead the Catholic Church in 2013 after the sudden abdication of his predecessor Benedict XVI, Argentinian Cardinal ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into ...

Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 133 cardinal electors will gather on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel for an ...

The Catholic Church centuries-old tradition to elect a new pope will begin officially tomorrow. 133 cardinal electors will gather on Wednesday in the Sistine Chapel for an election that could last ...

The priorities that will determine how cardinals vote in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...