Catholic Church approaches pivotal conclave with 3 African cardinals among leading pope candidates, reflecting shifting ...

UK cardinal’s final reflections before entering conclave to elect new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

With at least three African cardinals in the running to become the next Pope, African Catholics are excited, but remain ...

What part of the world will the next pope come from? Anything is possible when considering who the next leader of the ...

Pope Francis marked multiple firsts for the papacy, becoming the first Latin American pope and the first from the Southern ...

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual leaders. Here’s how major religions make their choices.

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The most voting cardinals ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the next leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, at an uncertain moment for the church.

A coalition of concerned and politically conscious Christian organizations has urged the country’s Christians to stand up to ...

But here are 15 cardinals among the potential favourites to succeed Pope Francis -- so-called "papabili" -- divided by region ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a ...