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

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

Here are some of the top contenders to assume the title of pope after the passing of Pope Francis, and more details you need ...

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

History: Lacroix worked as a missionary in Colombia before returning to Quebec in 2001. He eventually took over for Cardinal ...

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 ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 and thus eligible to participate.

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

Speculation is swirling about who could be the new leader of the Catholic church. But the secretive nature of papal elections means it's hard to pick a single frontrunner.