The conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on 7 May, the Vatican announced.

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, leads the fifth general congregation meeting of cardinals in ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus, but conservatives may want to refocus the Catholic ...

The convicted cardinal resigned from the right to participate in conclaves in 2020 because of financial crimes. Now he says ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who was convicted in an unprecedented Vatican court process and forced to resign his ...

Cardinals could pick a progressive pope ready to build off the changes Francis brought to the church or a conservative who ...

A cardinal who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison after being convicted of embezzlement said Tuesday he intends ...

Becciu had to resign the rights of his position in 2020 over a fraud conviction, but says he is eligible to vote for the next ...