Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday for a final Mass before the conclave to elect the successor to Pope ...

By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task ...

That is why most popes in history have chosen the name John. After stating his new name, the new pope is taken to the ...

The voting process to elect the pope has its own dynamics, and understanding how it has worked over the past century provides ...

As the next real-life papal conclave begins, here are some movies both profound and spiritually silly to pass the time while ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

But here are 15 cardinals among the potential favourites to succeed Pope Francis -- so-called "papabili" -- divided by region ...

Following a special mass in St Peter’s Basilica, a group of cardinals will go into the Sistine Chapel where they will have no ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and<a ...