Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church's leader for the last 12 years ... The cardinals participate in a secret vote ...

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

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

At least three African cardinals are being cited among the current “papabile,” the term used by Vatican observers to describe ...

The last Italian pope died in 1978. Now, among the papal candidates ahead of next week’s conclave, there are several Italian contenders.