Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

As the conclave to find Pope Francis’ successor continues, the cardinals are not eating gourmet food amid their sequestered ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter ...

The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV ...

If he agrees, he chooses a new papal name and is dressed in papal robes. The final ballots are then burned with special ...

Archbishop of Yangon and Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines), 67, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manila, are among the favourites for the revered post.

Still, there are always front-runners, known as "papabile," who have at least some of the qualities considered necessary to be pope - much like those depicted in last year's Oscar-nominated film ...

A former ambassador to Venezuela ... his maternal grandmother was part of a Chinese family that moved to the Philippines. Though he has pastoral, Vatican and management experience — he headed ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency reports A total of 133 cardinals electors taking part in the conclave, the highly secretive election to pick a successor to Pope Francis, who died last month after a ...