With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome, with 133 cardinal electors tasked with choosing Francis' successor. The question now ...

Discover how the Catholic Church selects its next pope, including the secretive rituals of the papal conclave, key figures to ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on ...

After a pope dies, the College of Cardinals assumes governance of the Catholic Church. These cardinals, chosen by popes, ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...