Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

ROME—It could very well be the biggest sporting event ever held inside the walls of the Vatican. The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens ...

A clerical twist has thrust Kenya’s Cardinal Njue into the global spotlight as he’s now eligible to vote for the next Pope, ...

The 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis lasted just two days, making it one of the shortest in modern history.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

Raniero Mancinelli, tailor to the last three popes, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares the white vestments that ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

This was just on the day they announced when the Conclave was taking place: Journalists will be scouring the city of Rome – ...

A police standoff was underway in Stockton after a man suspected of domestic violence barricaded himself inside a home on ...

Catholic cardinals set May 7 as the date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, following informal meetings where ...