Second, and more broadly, the name connotes someone who is strong, particularly in a time of crisis. When Pope ...

Cardinals gather to elect the next pope, and millions are placing bets on the outcome worldwide. Inside Italy's viral Fantapapa game and tradition of papal betting.

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected the 267th supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday by the College of ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church ...

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that put an end to the longest papal election in the history of the Catholic Church, forging for the first time the wor ...