Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...

A Catholic scholar explains every step of the conclave process that will determine the successor to the late Pope Francis.

Survivors of clerical abuse, experts in child protection and victim advocacy groups have collectively decried the presence of ...

While any baptized Roman Catholic male is eligible, only cardinals have been selected as pope since 1378. The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the votes from those cardinals who are under ...

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

Most popes have come from Europe, even though there are countries in South and Central America, Asia, and Africa with ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went on a social media tirade over the Catholic Church's leadership, following ...

Trump joked he would like to be next pope days after Francis dies. Sen. Lindsey Graham thought it was funny and exciting. But ...