Members of the Vatican’s child protection body have called on cardinals to make safeguarding a priority as they elect the new ...

For Cardinal Juan García Rodríguez, the pre-conclave gatherings are not about orchestrated strategies or names whispered in ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

ABC News contributor Father James Martin discusses the characteristics that cardinals might be looking for in the next pope.

Red curtains have been installed at St. Peter's basilica as part of the preparations to elect the next pope. CBS News New ...

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint ...

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

The history of this ancient process is frequently the subject of attention as the world gets ready for the next papal ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They include clerics in support roles, including confessors speaking various ...

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

They don’t have a vote in the pope’s election, but nearly 900 superiors of the world’s female Catholic orders met in ...

Hailing from 70 countries across five continents, the group -- summoned following the death of Pope Francis on April 21 -- is ...