Whoever emerges from the coming conclave as the new leader of the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church will face a myriad of ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from May 7, ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

A conclave to elect a new pope, which will include the former archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as a voter, ...

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners were gathering at the Vatican to honor the life of Pope Francis on Saturday morning. But ...

The vote was delayed for two days to help them get to know one another better and find consensus on a candidate before they ...

The papal conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will begin on May 7, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

The conclave to pick the next pope following the April 21 death of Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...