For more than 750 years, strict rules have guarded what cardinals can and cannot eat to prevent hidden messages stuffed ...

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday visited the Apostolic Nunciature of Thailand, the formal name for the ...

There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99.

The conclave that begins Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

In latest attempt at performative adoration, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says President Trump would make a good 'dark horse' ...

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian contenders.