Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

Allegations of stacking the deck would certainly have ensued had Pope Francis been anything but a popular religious leader who by right is an absolute monarch when it comes to the affairs of the ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

The 2025 conclave that will choose the next pope will see the largest number of Filipino cardinal electors in history, ...

Upon the death of Pope Francis, editorial artists began drawing tributes to the spiritual leader, with many artists ...

More than anything, the church needs a pastor like Pope Francis who is committed to the synodal process to keep the balance ...

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops this week started selling special stamps marking the period between Pope ...

The next pope will join a storied list of past leaders of the Holy See, with the first pope of the 20th century being elected ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...

I expect it won’t go as quickly as the last conclave. But maybe I’ll be proven wrong. I would be happy about that.” ...

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...