As the conclave approaches, Vatican intrigue intensifies, with Italian ambitions, global rivalries and conservative strategy ...

The cardinals will have to give up their mobile phones and electronic devices on Tuesday and they will receive their devices ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first ...

Cardinals from around the world are starting to arrive for the Conclave, the election of the new pope, beginning May 7. The ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

The College of Cardinals held its 11th general congregation at 5 p.m. Rome time on Monday in preparation for the May 7 conclave.

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

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...