As the Catholic Church moves towards selecting its next leader, global attention focuses on potential candidates.

Cardinal Peter Turkson is rising as a strong contender to succeed Pope Francis, at least among crypto bettors on Polymarket ...

In a pre-conclave meeting, an Italian cardinal, and backer of Cardinal Parolin as next pope, attacked Pope Francis for ...

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. Fourteen cardinals ...

The much younger Italian cardinal from Bergamo, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, 60, who has made the Holy Land his home for more ...

Cardinal Becciu has left the conclave, which convenes on May 7, as front-runners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...

Location: Vatican City.There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the characteristics necessary to become pope. After St. John Paul II ...