Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

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

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

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

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...