Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is a long shot, but they remain ...

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

The last time no pre-conclave order came in to the Vatican's tailor of choice, Gammarelli, was October 1978, when cardinal ...

Catholic cardinals acknowledged Wednesday the definitive word is still out about the Vatican trial that convicted Cardinal ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...

The College of Cardinals has requested for prayers from the faithful as it prepares for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

"I must say, we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who’s very good, so we’ll see what happens, ...

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

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on Monday, April 21, just after he celebrated Easter with thousands of other Catholics in ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals is preparing for the selection of a new pope to start on May 7.

As the election of the successor to Pope Francis approaches, internet users are getting involved in an online sweepstake.