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When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...
Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...
After holding their last pre-conclave meeting Tuesday morning, cardinals who will elect the next pope have less than a day to ...
When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...
African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, is emerging as a historic contender for the papacy. Could the first American Pope be African-American? It’s a question that has gained traction in ...
Sweden's first cardinal, Anders Arborelius, is a convert to Catholicism in the overwhelmingly Protestant Scandinavian country ...
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...
As Catholic cardinals gather for a conclave to elect the next pope, we must all ask: Why are they all wearing red yarmulkes?