VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis smashed the stereotypical profile for a pontiff, becoming the Catholic Church's first leader from ...

With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within ...

On Monday morning, cardinals will hold their fifth general meeting since the pope's death, at which they are expected to ...

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 upcoming conclave.

Films highlight the doctrinaire versus the avant-garde and the machinations behind becoming pope What was unique about Pope ...