The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will be elected from the College of Cardinals next week ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

The stamps, released on Monday, mark the interregnum between the death of Pope Francis and the election of his successor, a ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

Shortly after attending Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome, Donald Trump suggested he would be happy to be the next pope. In a ...

With betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, thousands of Italians have instead taken to playing ...

MANILA, Philippines — Asia’s front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic ...

US President Donald Trump joked on Wednesday (Apr 30) that he would like to succeed Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke. His comments come as the ...

During a light-hearted exchange with reporters, President Donald Trump joked that becoming the next pope would be his "number one choice" as he departed the White House for a rally in Michigan marking ...

Cardinals attend a Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on the second of nine ...

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope ...