The secretive ceremony known as the Conclave will begin in the coming days when cardinals will vote for their preferred ...

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

The 70-year-old from Italy has been Pope Francis’ secretary of state and has been described as the favourite to succeed him, ...

Pope Francis passed away on 21 April after 12 years occupying the top post in the Catholic Church. His passing kick started a unique process which will see the next pope be elected - and among a ...

In the coming days, cardinals will converge in the Vatican to choose the next head of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis, who ...

Pietro Parolin, according to the AI, has a 27.6 per cent chance of becoming the next Pope. That puts him ahead of big names ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current Vatican Secretary of State, is the most favored candidate to succeed Pope ...

Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from the Americas ...

In the quiet corridors of the Vatican and the whispered conversations of cardinals, a new era seems to be on the horizon—one ...

EXCLUSIVE: All eyes are on Vatican City as preparations for choosing the next pontiff are put into place following the death ...

President John Dramani Mahama paid his last respects to the late leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, at the ...