Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition: Cardinal Gerhard Müller calls for a deeper, faith-driven approach to overcome factionalism as cardinals prepare ...

Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu has officially withdrawn from the May 7 papal conclave under intense legal and ethical scrutiny. Once ...

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

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

The Vatican confirmed that a papal conclave will begin on May 7 to choose Pope Francis' successor. A passenger's mobile ...

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.

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

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 ...

The conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis begins May 7. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello has more on the process and ...