Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

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

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

Becciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...

Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...

He chose to address poverty, he pursued reconciliation in the church, and he believed in inclusion and compassion. He ...

“He saved us,” Nader told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, after having experienced the terrible living ...

Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine ...

ROME -- Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying ...