A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

Fifteen cardinals taking part in the upcoming conclave are 79 years old — some making it under the cutoff just weeks before ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

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

The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

Dozens, perhaps hundreds, have told me that this time of transition makes them feel unsure, unsettled and uncomfortable, ...

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

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

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...