Daily congregations resumed in the Vatican on Monday ahead of the conclave later this week to elect a successor to Pope ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

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

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

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