There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

First, those who embrace Pope Francis’ wide-ranging, modernising changes in the Catholic church. The reform-minded pope made ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals, with an average age of 70, mostly chosen by the late Pope Francis, are set to vote ...

A total of 133 "Princes of the Church" will meet on Wednesday to elect from among their number a successor to Pope Francis.

The conclave to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church will begin Wednesday, gathering 133 eligible cardinals ...

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

In a handful of hours, the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Francis will begin. Here we explore the history ...

The debate about who becomes Pope Francis' successor is a major concern in the Catholic Church even as the College of ...

Among them was Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, who celebrated Mass at San Gabriele Arcangelo all'Acqua Traversa, in an affluent neighbourhood of the Italian capital. Ambongo became Archbishop of ...

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...