Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new ...

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

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday.

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

The conclave to elect the new pope will kick off next week as the Roman Catholic Church enters its first whole week without a ...

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the ...

We asked two experts on the Roman Catholic church who have seen the movie whether it accurately depicts what will take place ...

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