We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

As the voting to choose the next pope gets underway, serious questions loom about Europe’s future influence on the Church.

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday (May 7) to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will ...

The College of Cardinals will gather beneath Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, tasked with ...

The Catholic Church reserves the priesthood for men, so only men will choose the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.