They may be looking at Francis as a model and choose another outsider. Or they may look at Francis' own predecessor, Pope ...

Two Catholic cardinals will miss the conclave next week to elect a successor to Pope Francis because of health issues, the ...

Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu had been tipped to be the next Pope before his dramatic fall from grace in 2020 when ...

The Cardinal of Baghdad, Louis Raphael Sako, told journalists at the Vatican on Tuesday that he expects a "short conclave." ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...