The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

On May 7, the world will look on as the conclave to elect a new pope begins. This highly complex and secretive process will ...

EXCLUSIVE: The US President's favoured choice for the next pontiff faces long odds of becoming the next Bishop of Rome due to ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals ...

Following Pope Francis’ passing, one of his closest Argentine friends remembered him with gratitude, emphasizing that his ...

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After the final commendation, the simple coffin began its slow journey: from St Peter’s, along Via della Conciliazione, ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

As the Italian – and more broadly, Western – clergy loses influence within the Vatican, Italians hope that one of their three ...

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols provides an insider's view of what's going on before the conclave to elect a successor to ...