All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said Monday, two days before they ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Hollywood and the media love intrigue. And the interregnum in the Catholic Church provides much fodder for an institution ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope ...

A Catholic cardinal convicted of embezzlement and fraud has announced he won't take part in the conclave to choose a ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

While there are a few cardinals seen as front-runners to succeed Pope Francis -- two often mentioned are Italian Cardinal ...

Workers and clerics assisting the dozens of Catholic cardinals set to gather Wednesday to begin voting on the next pope had ...

At churches around Rome on Sunday, the cardinals who will begin their voting for pope on Wednesday made customary visits to ...