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

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

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

The conclave, that is, the procedure for electing the Roman Pontiff, is regulated by the Apostolic Constitution "Universi ...

When a new pope is elected, one of his first acts is to choose a new name. This tradition, which began in the 6th century and ...

Pope Francis had a remarkable impact on the Vatican. In Poland, the last Catholic stronghold of Europe, Francis took action, ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has chosen a date to elect its new leader, in a process virtually ...