As dean of the College of Cardinals, this is supposed to be Giovanni Battista Re's moment. There's just one problem: the 91-year-old won't be in the Sistine Chapel when voting for a new pope begins ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Ahead of a gathering to elect a new pope, survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have urged cardinals to choose ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin in the Sistine Chapel on May 7. Some 135 cardinals from around the world will gather for the closed-door ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

As the world's Catholic cardinals meet this week to discuss who should succeed Francis, the deliberations will have to ...

Well this is a first! A US senator is under fire from critics after suggesting that President Donald Trump could very well be ...

President Donald Trump joked that he would like to be the next pope and then named a real contender. Here’s what he said.

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Because the conclave drama is already starting. Cardinal Angelo Becciu will no longer be voting in the upcoming election for ...

American Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the death of Pope Francis from the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, where the late Holy ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the saints and the Virgin Mary.