Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

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

Robert Harris says whatever approach the new pontiff takes will have a real impact on some of today's most contentious issues.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

The conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis will begin Wednesday afternoon in Vatican City, where cardinals from around the world have gathered to take part in the mysterious process that has ...