African outreach was among Pope Francis' legacies, observers say, with numerous visits and a message of mercy inspiring ...

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church ...

Brian Burch, nominated by Donald Trump to become the next ambassador to the Holy See, tied to fake news about the health of ...

Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope began checking into two Vatican hotels.

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...