As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Cardinals respond to Becciu's withdrawal from the 2025 conclave as frontrunners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

Here is a selection of possible contenders, in no particular order. The list will be updated as cardinals continue their ...

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 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 ...

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

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

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