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

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome ahead of the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

One of the late pontiff’s ‘popemobiles’ is to be converted into a healthcare unit for the treatment of children in Gaza.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has emerged as an intriguing possibility ahead of ...

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday ...

One of Pope Francis' popemobiles is being transformed into a mobile health clinic for children in the Gaza Strip, fulfilling one of his final wishes, the Vatican said on Sunday (May 4). The mobile ...

Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be used as a mobile health unit to serve the children of Gaza before he died, ...