Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

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

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

Cardinals will begin moving into the Vatican accommodation on Tuesday, May 6 where they will stay during the conclave, on the ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

Before he died, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile health unit to serve the children ...

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

The Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men, so only men will choose the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

EWTN Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn has the latest on the election of the new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.