There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

Archbishop of Vienna Experience: Edited the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the compendium of church teaching; member of ...

Archbishop of Munich-Freising Experience: Coordinator of the Vatican’s Council of the Economy; president of German bishops ...

In its 800-year history, a conclave has never been this diverse. How will this changing face of Catholicism impact the result ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church's most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical ...

In preparation for the conclave to elect a new pope, workers build platforms over a protective covering on the marble floor ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...