Dark horse’ American cardinal succeeds Pope Francis to become 267th Pontiff - Prevost, 69, will be know as Pope Leo XIV ...

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

In 2013, child abuse protestor Ralph Napierski posed as a cardinal in an attempt to disrupt the conclave. Guards noticed his ...

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

Filipino bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, aka 'Asian Francis', is one of the favorites bidding to win the conclave vote.

Roman Catholic cardinals have begun the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Argentine cardinal Angel Rossi, one of the 133 now gathered at the Vatican to elect a new pope, told Reuters before the ...

The new pontiff, who was chosen as leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), has travelled extensively in Asia where ...

The contender whose odds have waxed and waned most since the death of Pope Francis last month is Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70) ...

Very human, very humble, but very discerning.” This is how Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle described then Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Cardinals will return to the Sistine Chapel today for the first full day of voting to elect. No cardinal was elected in the ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.