Two years ago Pope Francis chose Prevost to replace Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops, handing ...

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 years ...

The College of Cardinals is preparing to lock down in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to vote for the next pope. While the papal election is held in complete secrecy, artificial intelligence (AI ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Cardinals are starting the next conclave to select the next pope on Wednesday. Here’s who AI has pegged as the potential ...

While there are a few cardinals seen as front-runners to succeed Pope Francis, many of the clerics who will vote have not made up their minds.

Cardinals enter a conclave on Wednesday to choose a new pope, leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

As the Vatican prepares for conclave on 7 May, all eyes are on the cardinals who are in the running to become the next pope. There is an old Italian saying, "Whoever enters a conclave a pope ...

Sam Sawyer, S.J. Besides the obvious speculation about the next pope, many in Rome are wondering what name he will choose. The choice of a papal name is said to be the new pope’s first important ...