Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

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

African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

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

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

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