At last count there were 252 cardinals, of whom 141 were eligible to vote in a papal conclave (though there is no definitive ...

Cardinal Roger Mahony has repeatedly apologized for his handling of clerical sexual abuse in Los Angeles. In 2013, internal ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

Vatican City thrums with activity in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, who passed away Monday at age 88 from heart failure ...

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

An Ohio native is among the Catholic Church cardinals who will choose a new pope. The funeral for Pope Francis, who died ...

Wisconsin ties will vote in the papal conclave. None are likely candidates to become the next pope, but nothing is certain.

The congregation also determined which cardinals will celebrate each of the subsequent Novendiales Masses through May 4.

Pope Francis, supreme pastor to almost 1.5 billion Catholics, died on Monday at the age of 88. The papal throne, which now ...

And according to an analysis by Religion News Service, as of April 21, of the 135 members of the College of Cardinals ...

As the world mourns the death of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals is preparing to begin the sacred ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, more than 130 cardinal electors will choose the next pope during a conclave. Do any have ...