Age, geographical, ideological considerations and Donald Trump will all be factors that play into who becomes the next pope.

As the world prepares for the papal conclave, many are speculating about the potential for a historic moment: Could a ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

Not without some last-minute and apparently inconsequential drama, 133 cardinals will this afternoon file into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican to elect the 267th Pope. Ten days after the death of ...

Papal conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7. Among the top candidates is Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.

The process to elect the 267th pope begins Wednesday as cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel. They will decide whether to ...

By Crispian Balmer, Joshua McElwee and Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task ...

A tense papal election is expected to pit late Pope Francis’ number two, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, against an array of ...

Nuns don't have a vote in the election of a pope. But nearly 900 superiors of the world's female Catholic orders gathered in ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

Filipino clergy based here sent off on Tuesday, May 6, the three Filipino cardinals eligible to enter the Vatican conclave ...

The conclave to elect the next pope is opening soon. A new CBS News poll indicates most U.S. Catholics would like to see ...