With the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the world’s attention now turns to who will replace him. Predicting who will be chosen as the next leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics is ...

STORY: Cardinals continue to vote to elect a new pope following Francis’ death last month. While the secret election appears wide open, here are some of the names being mentioned as possible ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

VATICAN CITY — On Wednesday afternoon, red-hatted clerics who carry the same weight and dignity as princes within the Catholic Church entered the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave to choose Pope ...

VATICAN CITY — The cardinals electing a new pope to lead the Catholic Church left the Sistine Chapel exhausted and hungry. A meditation to start the conclave had dragged on and pushed their first vote ...