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At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...
Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...
The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could ...
A new pope will be selected to lead the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis. The pope is chosen during a ...
Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...
A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.
A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office.
After Pope Francis died at the age of 88, many are wondering about the process in which new popes are selected ...
Members of the church’s College of Cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote. Current regulations limit the number ...
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was elected Pope in 2013 after his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI became the first Pope to resign in about 600 years. Francis, chosen as TIME’ ...