As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

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As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals will begin the secretive process known as a conclave.

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

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

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

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...

After holding their last pre-conclave meeting Tuesday morning, cardinals who will elect the next pope have less than a day to ...

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.