When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

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

They are trying to identify someone who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible 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.

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming conclave at the Vatican ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote.