Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

Outspoken on same-sex blessings and immigration, Robert Sarah of Guinea is a leading figure among conservative Catholic ...

Cardinal Timothy Peter Joseph Radcliffe arrives at the Vatican, Saturday, May 3, 2025, to attend the General Congregation of ...

Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...

The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in ...

Just days before the conclave to elect the next pope, cardinals are confronting deep-rooted issues—ranging from clerical ...

How long will the upcoming papal conclave take? Likely not that long, according to one cardinal, who is personally hoping for ...

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, left, speaks to media, flanked by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago archbishop, right, during ...

The conclave to elect the new pope is just days away — and bettors are laying down cash wagers on who will be chosen, his papal name and nationality, and even the number of voting rounds it ...

On the seventh day of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis, Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti ended his homily with a prayer to ...

With just days left before the start of the papal conclave — where a new leader of the Catholic Church will be selected — ...