For the first time in history, an American has been elected as Pope.The idea of an American pope has often been dismissed, ...

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 ...

His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...

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

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

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

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

A cardinal from the United States has been elected as the new pope to lead the Catholic Church. His Christian name is Robert ...

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

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

Whoever follows Francis must take up the legacy of Vatican II and of Pope Francis and engage the world without fear because ...