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

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 ...

Pope Francis's successor is decided after 133 cardinals gathered in the Sistine Chapel on 7 May to start the conclave.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Augustinian Cardinal Robert Prevost was the least American among the American cardinals, having spent most of his ministry in ...