The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Prevost was the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023.

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

The successor of Pope Francis can be selected during the upcoming papal conclave within a short process of just two to three ...

All eyes have turned toward the upcoming papal conclave on May 7 where 138 cardinals from across the world will be electing the new pope. While there are no official papal candidates, speculations are ...