Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, ...

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, the former archbishop of Philadelphia, is outside the age cutoff for the conclave to select ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

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

Donald Trump praised his own accomplishments and signed a slew of new executive orders in the cold open of the May 3 episode ...

Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Friday, May 2, to share an image of himself in the traditional ...

Trump recently joked he would like to be the pope as the Vatican prepares to vote for the next pontiff following Pope Francis ...

Polymarket and Kalshi bettors seek to predict outcome of coming papal conclave.

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has replaced Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin as the new favorite to become the next pope ...

Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle could become the first Asian pontiff, marking a historic moment for the church as it considers leadership beyond its mostly European traditions.