Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said Monday, two days before they ...

Many of the cardinals said that the jury is still out as they are still getting to know one another and where each of them ...

Archbishop of Munich-Freising Experience: Coordinator of the Vatican’s Council of the Economy; president of German bishops ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the “Asian Francis” because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain Experience: Missionary in Zaire, now called Congo; president of the Spanish bishops conference ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...