As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

With conclave set for May 7, Church scholars say successor to Francis must balance legacy, heal rifts between reformists and ...

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has emerged as one of the two favorites to become the next pope, but he faces accusations of not doing enough to deal with claims of child sex abuse in the church.

Young and old, Romans and migrants alike said they would like the next pontiff to make faith accessible to those on the ...

Catholic teenagers reclaim the figure of the Argentine and await a new Pontiff with whom they also "connect". "Many young ...

All of the 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote to choose a successor to Pope Francis are now in Rome ahead of the conclave ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope just days before the conclave begins to elect a ...