In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing: Hope that the next pontiff will be a true conservative.

The college of cardinals also shared its gratitude to government and civil leaders for their 'solidarity' with the Church ...

Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis.Dozens of so-called "Princes ...

Peter Erdő is indicated among the most prominent papabili as a successor to Pope Francis. The 72-year-old Hungarian cardinal ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one another better and find ...

Cardinals sit inside St. Mary Major Basilica ,in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Once a candidate with a two-thirds majority is elected, the Dean, currently Cardinal Giovanni Batista Re, will ask him if he ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope.

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...