There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

The conclave to select the next pope kicks off with the Latin phrase for “outside, all.” What happens next will be a mystery ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by a church in Monroe County to see what people hope to see in the next leader of the ...

ASAP As church leaders gather for a conclave at the Vatican this week to pick a new pontiff following the death of Pope ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Catholic cardinals have begun living in seclusion at the Vatican to prepare for a conclave that will elect a new Pope in the ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...

Pope Francis worked to make the Catholic church more open to the LGBTQ community than ever. On the eve of the papal conclave, Scott Detrow speaks with the Rev. James Martin about what happens now.