A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

Many Catholics in Africa are asking whether the next Pope will be from their continent. This, increasingly, seems likely.

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...