Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church are casting their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key ...

Pope Francis did not act as a steward of that faith, but as an improviser. Under his pontificate, clarity was displaced by ...

The Conversation U.S. asked Maureen Day, a researcher at the University of Southern California who has written several books ...

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

Whether it is Francis II, Leo XIV, or a never-before-used name, a new pope's chosen name sends an early signal about his ...

The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 on April 21, the selection process to elect the 267th pontiff will soon ...

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...