The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church casted their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key players and ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear.

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

Groups representing survivors made last-minute appeals for the next pontiff to definitively resolve the crisis, which has ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost attended the Catholic Theological Union from 1977 until 1982, when he graduated with a master ...

Stage one is mining Pope Leo XIV’s social media history. Stage two is his relatives posting screenshots of the family group ...