Italy and the US have the most cardinals able to vote, but that doesn't mean the pope will come from one of those countries.

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...

The conclave to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church will begin Wednesday, gathering 133 eligible cardinals ...

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on two cardinals to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

The Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel usually top the "must see" list of visitors to Rome and the Vatican.

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave will take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

Middleburg's Kielce Gussie was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and worked for the Vatican in Rome and gave a reading at the pope's funeral.

Pope Francis is credited with addressing the issue more strongly than his predecessors did, but clerical abuse remains a ...