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

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...

With betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing ...

According to Marco Politi, the cardinals will be looking for a new head of the church, who would be well versed in the mechanisms of the curia, more in line with the profile of a manager, representati ...

Ahead of the May 7 start of the papal conclave, the Pontifical Missions Societies USA is inviting faithful to pray – not only for the assembly as a whole, but for a specific cardinal elector who will ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

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 ...

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. 14 cardinals offered ...

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