Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle are among the favourites to succeed Pope Francis ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

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

From wars In Ukraine and the Middle East to sexual abuse and dealing with Donald Trump's White House, the new pontiff will ...

The electors met for mass at St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the conclave in the Sistine Chapel from Wednesday afternoon.

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.