Some 133 Catholic cardinals will enter a conclave on Wednesday to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died April 21 at 88.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

The chimney on the Sistine Chapel is up, and voting to elect the next pope will begin on Wednesday afternoon, May 7. Here is ...

My hope is that the next pope will follow in Pope Francis’ words in resisting the pull of surface-level spirituality and ...

The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed ...

At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

A popemobile that Pope Francis used is "being transformed into a mobile health unit" for the children in Gaza, the Vatican ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

Catholic cardinals are eligible to participate in the conclave, but two have indicated they will not attend. Two of these cardinals are from the Tri-State Area -- Timothy Cardinal Dolan from the ...

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote.