A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred ...

As Pope Francis passes, speculation surrounding the next papal conclave intensifies. Contenders include Cardinal Peter Erdo, ...

Who will be the next Pope? That's the obvious question in the wake of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. One ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Canada has three cardinals and two retired cardinals. Cardinals lose their eligibility to vote at 80 years old, but are still ...

A Canadian cardinal was a top contender the last time a new pope was elected, but observers say that’s unlikely to be the ...

The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing ...

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, middle row from left, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Robert Prevost, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and bottom row from left, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, Cardinal Luis Tagle ...

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

Speculation has already started about the most likely candidates to succeed Pope Francis as the next pontiff and pastoral leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The conclave of cardinals will ...