As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

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

From cash bets on websites to online games and casual wagers among friends, experts and participants say the popularity of ...

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

From king to the world’s pastor: How will the next pope change the style of the papacy? By Zac Davis The scarlet robes. The ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

Bishop Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla of Mbalmayo is the only bishop from Cameroon to attend the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis.