Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Bets on real-world events are becoming more common, and putting down some money on who will become the Catholic Church’s next ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

Pope Francis diversified the College of Cardinals more than any of his predecessors, shifting the balance of power away from ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...