Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

The Catholic Church's cardinals are meeting next week at the Vatican to elect the new pope in a centuries-old process called ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu arrives to celebrate Mass at his titular church, San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa ...

The process of choosing a pope will have little if any of the zero-sum scheming common among bitterly divided U.S.

Since the death of Pope Francis on April 21, interest has surged in the Oscar-winning film "Conclave" and its source novel, which dramatizes the intrigue behind the election of a new pope. "Sunday ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Cardinals will begin picking a new Roman Catholic leader on May 7. Here's what Bishop John Dolan says about the conclave ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...