“I believe the Holy Spirit always intervenes in the choosing of the next pope,” the Rev. Halmar Adolis Calix, a priest from ...

Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson could be become the new head of the Catholic Church when the Conclave convenes next week. | ...

Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Papal Conclave 2025 - will there ever be a woman Pope? The Roman Catholic Church will open its conclave on May 7 to select ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful who flocked to Vatican City from around the world to mourn ...

There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99.

Pizzaballa’s name has been included in almost every list == in secular and Catholic media — of “papabile,” or “pope able” candidates to fill the Chair of Saint Peter. Thus, journalists and church ...

In the piece, Meador argues that the religious right is essentially dead, overshadowed in the Republican coalition by the ...

Hopefully, the new pope will not be the“ Trump of the Vatican”– a pope that is a reaction to the policies of his predecessor, ...

Strickland, a former bishop, said he worried a pope similar to Francis would deepen the rift between the U.S. and the Vatican.