But Trump did plug another dark-horse candidate who would also make history as the first American Pope. While he said he has ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

The developments come amid real questions about how prominent the abuse scandal is featuring in the discussions about finding ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

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 ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

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, ...

Here's what you need to know about how a pope is chosen. What is a conclave? A conclave is a meeting of the College of ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

When a reporter asked whom he would like to see as the new pope, President Donald Trump replied, 'I’d like to be pope' ...