The 67-year-old, who is often referred to as the "Asian Francis", has been put on unofficial shortlists as cardinals gather ...

Cardinal Zuppi is largely seen as a candidate who would continue in Pope Francis's progressive footsteps. Here is everything ...

Cardinals meet to elect Pope Francis’ successor—will the Church continue his inclusive legacy or return to a more conservative path?

The choice of method, more than any difference in underlying doctrine, is where Pope Francis departed most radically from his ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

As the Vatican gears up to elect the successor to Pope Francis, technology is being deployed to prevent leaks during the ...

Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his ...

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of ...