One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

The conclave could have opened as early as May 5 or 6, but the cardinals gave themselves extra time to speak in more informal ...

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

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

After attending Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday and as they begin pre-conclave meetings to discuss the state of the world and ...

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he is driven through the crowd during his visit to the island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, ...

Donald Trump and his wife, first lady Melania, have attended the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square. Trump drew ...