Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Strickland, a former bishop, said he worried a pope similar to Francis would deepen the rift between the U.S. and the Vatican.

The next pope will need to be a spiritual leader who is himself unafraid, and offers Christians — and all people of good — ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic ...

The conclave that begins next week to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in over 46 years for which the Vatican ...

It felt like a celebration of a life well lived, people knew he had done what he was called to do,” said Father Leon Biernat of St. Gregory the Great Parish.

In addition to accusing prominent cardinals of mishandling abuse claims, SNAP is pressing all cardinals to back its proposed ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Soon, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri said, the cardinal proto deacon will announce to the Church and the world the “‘gaudium magnum ...