The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who chaired the international commission investigating the authenticity of Medjugorje, has ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

One hundred and eighty-three cardinals were present at the meeting, 124 of whom were cardinal-electors. Fourteen cardinals ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

In a pre-conclave meeting, an Italian cardinal, and backer of Cardinal Parolin as next pope, attacked Pope Francis for ...

Trump told reporters Tuesday that he's his "number one choice" to succeed Pope Francis before endorsing Cardinal Timothy ...

Each day of the conclave, the cardinals recite morning and evening prayer together and concelebrate Mass. They have time for ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...