At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

The demise of Pope Francis has set in motion the process of electing a new one in what is known as a conclave. This event ...

Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to ...

Following Pope Francis' death on April 21, voting members of the College of Cardinals will ... are hand-picked by the pope to serve the Catholic Church. Only cardinal electors under the age ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the ... a series of what are known as congregations occurring as the College of Cardinals assembles.” Reid emphasized that Pope Francis was unlike ...