There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

Cardinals who engaged with the media Monday spoke only in the most general terms about the sort of pope they’re looking for. ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

As Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome this week, and the Vatican prepares for a historic conclave to elect a new pope, the world is left to ponder what it means to have lost such a committed ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...