With representatives from 70 countries across five continents, this conclave is the largest -- and the most international -- ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

WITH the conclave set to gather to choose the next pope, all eyes turn to the Vatican. Cardinals from across the world have ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

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Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

Off St. Peter’s Square next to the Vatican, a 19th-century palace was converted in 2020 into a homeless shelter by Pope ...

In a mix of fascination, irreverence and possible blasphemy, social media platforms have been flooded with videos and memes ...

The couple, who married in June of 2024, had their marriage blessed by Pope Francis just before he entered the hospital ...

Online betting-prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi started taking bets on who will succeed Pope Francis within hours of his April 21 death, raking in a combined $17 million and ...

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