A possible contender for the papacy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi has worked with the needy and the disenfranchised, even as he participated in peace talks around the world. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...

(Here’s a detailed explanation of how the process will work.) Over 130 cardinal electors will vote in the conclave, the largest group of cardinal electors ever. It is also arguably the most ...

Cardinal Peter Erdo, the Hungarian archbishop considered a contender to succeed Francis, took a different approach: Citing legal obstacles, he ordered church doors in Hungary closed to migrants, ...

The 133 cardinal electors inside the Sistine Chapel chose Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the successor to Pope Francis today after the second day of the conclave. Prevost is the first American ...

Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib gave a glimpse into his pre-conclave prep on Instagram Christopher Furlong/Getty; Fernando Chomali/Instagram Cardinal Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib of ...

Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Farrell accepted on one condition: that Pope Francis preach at his funeral.

The Catholic Church in Kenya has responded to concerns that the country's only cardinal will not be participating in the election of the next pope because he had not been asked to attend.

Colombian Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio pointed out that the atmosphere among the cardinals is “quite different” from what people who associate a papal conclave “with a democratic ...

It's only been six months since the late Pope Francis elevated Mykola Bychok to the position of cardinal, but he's already made history. On Thursday, the 45-year-old was the youngest cardinal in ...

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan on Sunday said the now-viral AI image of President Trump as pope was god-awful. Trump and the White House shared the image on their online accounts Friday — just ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next ...

The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV’s election took place less than three weeks after Pope Francis ...