A rare adjustment has expanded the number of voting cardinals to 135, amplifying African representation in the selection of ...

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

In an era of instant scoops, steady leaks and unlimited rumors, the College of Cardinals stays mum on picking the new pope.

What will they do when the conclave begins? The scarlet-clad men will make their way from their residence at Casa Santa Marta ...

As the world waits for Pope Francis’ successor to be chosen, some say Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a legitimate ...

The United States is home to 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any other nation ...

After St. John Paul II broke the Italian hold on the papacy in 1978, the field of contenders has broadened considerably, such ...