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 ...

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

The Catholic Church has embarked on a historic process known as the Papal Conclave after the passing of Pope Francis on April ...

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

A group of 133 cardinals gathered Wednesday to begin the voting process, the largest number ever convened for a Papal ...

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

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

Papal Conclave, to elect a new pope, will soon begin in the Vatican, as cardinals vote to choose the successor to late Pope ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

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 ...

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