The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

Three British cardinals are involved in the secret meeting to choose a new pontiff. One of the UK’s most senior Catholic ...

UK cardinal feels ‘quite intimidated’ as world watches for new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the ...

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, 79, is one of three British cardinals who will be involved in electing the next Pope once the ...

A champion of the Catholic Church’s most traditional and conservative wing and seen as a frontrunner to be elected Supreme ...

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in Rome on ...

Péter Erdő, the Hungarian cardinal, blends deep theological scholarship with a close working relationship with Viktor Orbán’s government.