Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

Still, it symbolizes how Republicans in Congress have reduced themselves to a body of servile functionaries, acting less like duly elected members of a coequal branch of government and more like ...

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

As cardinals gather in Rome this week to select the next pope, global news networks covering every twist and turn will be ...

Gibson, of Fordham, said another factor that might throw off the traditional resistance to an American pope is the election ...

As the cardinals of the Catholic Church prepare to meet in the Conclave electing a successor to Pope Francis, various issues ...

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