The Vatican says it will begin the process of selecting a new pope on May 7. Some 135 cardinals — all of them men under the age of 80 — will begin a closed-door meeting on that date to vote for the ...

In an increasingly global Catholic Church, an Italian pope is still possible — but not probable. View on euronews ...

The world is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, humility, ...

VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Building on years of appeals from Native people to Francis, the Vatican formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the legal theories backed by 15th-century papal bulls decrees that legitimized ...

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff who challenged tradition, leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroad to choose his successor ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...