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

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who chaired the international commission investigating the authenticity of Medjugorje, has ...

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

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

Maneuvering has already begun ahead of the Conclave that starts next week. If a compromise is found in the current talks, it ...

Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should ...

In the Vatican, final preparations are underway for the conclave. Meanwhile, some Vatican journalists have reported that the ...

Teobaldo Visconti became pope Gregory X in September 1271. But the longest conclave in more recent times was that of 1831, ...

The prayer book is the “ Ordo Rituum Conclavis ” (“Rites of the Conclave”), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, ...

English bookmakers continue to take bets on who might be the new Pope. Four main contenders have emerged in the race for the papal throne. The election of the pope is attracting worldwide ...

Known by his peers as a serious theologian, scholar and educator, Erdő, 72, is a leading contender among conservatives. He ...