Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

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

Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin in May.

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

The conclave could have opened as early as May 5 or 6, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to speak in more informal ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced on Monday that the conclave to choose the next pope will begin on ...

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

A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

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

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