The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

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

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The Catholic Church has embarked on a historic process known as the Papal Conclave after the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Prevost was the Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since 2023.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

The papal conclave is the secret electoral process to elect a new pope. What are the traditions, and what is different this ...

A group of 133 cardinals gathered Wednesday to begin the voting process, the largest number ever convened for a Papal ...