"I think the idea of an African pope would be inspirational for all Catholics, and many non-Catholic Africans around the ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

One of Pope Francis's popemobiles is to be converted into a mobile health clinic for children and sent to Gaza, official ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

Cardinals from all over the world are poised to elect a successor to Pope Francis at the conclave that begins Wednesday. But ...

Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at 88.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Catholic cardinals will enter a sealed conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

It’s been almost a half a century since questions could be shut down with the verity: “Is the Pope Italian?” In that time, ...

The process of choosing a pope will have little if any of the zero-sum scheming common among bitterly divided U.S.