Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

American Catholics who traveled to Rome spoke to "CBS Mornings" about what they want the next pope to represent as they ...

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

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At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has ...

A giant screen in St Peter's Basilica shows Vatican Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli closing the doors ...

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The Bates group has spent their days visiting archaeological sites around Rome, but they’ve also joined the crowds in St.