The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signaling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

Two years ago Pope Francis chose Prevost to replace Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops, handing ...

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

Members of St. Monica Catholic Church discussed their views just ahead of the start of the conclave of cardinals tasked with ...

BBC Special Correspondent Katty Kay and author Ross Douthat discuss the state of religion and what could come with a new pope as cardinals convene at the Vatican for a conclave.

With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope ...