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

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

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

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

All 133 cardinals eligible to elect Pope Francis’s successor have arrived in Rome for the conclave. They will take their ...

Speaking to JI, prominent Italian journalist Maurizio Molinari laments ‘wave of dehumanization of Jews’ in Italy and implores Trump to see Israel’s war against Hamas and Ukraine’s against Russia as th ...

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

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

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

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

The conclave to elect the new pope is just days away — and bettors are laying down cash wagers on who will be chosen, his papal name and nationality, and even the number of voting rounds it ...