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

The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Re, offered the homily during Pope Francis' funeral. Here are the words he ...

A papal conclave, the election of a new pope, tends to begin 15-20 days after a papal vacancy. Black or white smoke indicates ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

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

Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

At Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square, political tensions subtly surfaced as former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were seated miles apart among the ...

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

And according to an analysis by Religion News Service, as of April 21, of the 135 members of the College of Cardinals ...