A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

The 2025 papal conclave will be the most geographically diverse in history, reflecting the global nature of the Catholic ...

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

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the ...

The next pope will be chosen by the College of Cardinals , the Catholic church’s most senior figures appointed by the pontiff ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.