VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a ...

The world's Catholic cardinals met on Monday for the first time after the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible date ...

VATICAN CITY – An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on April 29 he will not take part in the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died. We take a look at his legacy and how the church will choose the next ...

Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Cardinals rank just below the pope, and those who belong to the powerful College of Cardinals are tasked with electing a new ...

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church ...