What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

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

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning, during which Francis' fisherman's ring and his official seal were destroyed in one of the final formal rites of the ...

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

The priorities that will determine how cardinals vote in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...

Outspoken on same-sex blessings and immigration, Robert Sarah of Guinea is a leading figure among conservative Catholic cardinals seeking a break with the late Pope Francis.

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

The secret election appears wide open but here are some of the names, in alphabetical order, being talked about as possible ...