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

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

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel use smoke signals to let the outside world know when a new pope has been chosen.

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

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 ...

There has never been an American pope, but Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost could change that. He is on some lists of possible ...

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

Despite the firestorm surrounding his "Pope Trump" post, President Donald Trump claimed that the outrage was not from the ...