Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

The death of Pope Francis has ignited widespread online curiosity about the process of electing the next leader of the ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

With the papal conclave underway, Maureen H. O’Connell writes that the cardinals who elect his successor should keep in mind ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

Ross Douthat, a Times Opinion columnist, hosted an online conversation with Michael Brendan Dougherty, a senior writer at ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

As the world waits for the conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pontiff, another question remains at the back of everyone’s minds: What will his new name be?

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...