The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

Millions around the world tuned in to watch as Pope Francis was laid to rest on 26 April, with 400,000 mourners alone paying ...

For decades, the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests was covered up by the Church. But cardinals on Monday listed it ...

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

Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful ...

The over-80 cardinals can be part of the preconclave meetings called general congregations. Those are daily meetings in which ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin their secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church on May 7, the Vatican ...

Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope ...

The conclave that begins May 7 is expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors.