The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

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

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

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

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

What the world’s Indigenous Catholics don’t want to lose with the death of the first pontiff from the Southern Hemisphere: ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...