Who will be the next pope? Here are some of the top contenders.

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

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

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

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu has chosen to withdraw as a candidate for the new pope in the Papal Conclave on May 7, 2025 ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Cardinal Peter Turkson and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, have become the four leading contenders to become the next pope, according to crypto-powered ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

All eyes have turned toward the upcoming papal conclave on May 7 where 138 cardinals from across the world will be electing ...

The cardinal played a key role in mediating a thaw between the United States and Cuba. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

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

As about 135 cardinals prepare to elect the next pope, thousands of Italians are already doing the same in an online game.