As 133 cardinals were sequestered in the Sistine Chapel where they would vote for a new leader of the Catholic Church, the ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

There are, technically, 133 papal contenders but no official candidates. Here’s how a New York Times team determines the ...

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

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

After Pope Francis’s death, the Catholic Church is in the process of finding a new head. The new Pope will have supreme and ...

Who is voting for the next pope? Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Cardinal Joseph Tobin are among the US cardinals eligible.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

The faithful of Sacred Heart Parish in Hidalgo, Texas, gather with bishops, priests and deacons for a special Mass in 2018 to ...