The oath, which explicitly forbids recording or disclosing anything from within the conclave, underscores the Church's ...

Activists are fighting a church that wants to put the scandal behind it and a public that may be tiring of it.

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo is facing exclusion from the conclave vote, as a lack of record-keeping has resulted in the ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

ROME (AP) — They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on Monday to chart a course forward, a few miles from where ...

Roman Catholic cardinals across the globe are preparing to select a new pope, with the papal conclave kicking off on Wednesday. Following the death of Pope Francis last month, the Catholic church ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday and following his funeral the focus turned to finding his successor, in what is a clearly drawn out process.

Besides the obvious speculation about the next pope, many in Rome are wondering what name he will choose.

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on one cardinal to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...