An African cardinal, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu who is from the Democratic Republic of Congo is on the list of cardinals who might become Pope.

Among those on the list are American Archbishop Robert Prevost, the new prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops, a native of Chicago who spent much of his career in Peru, and French ...

The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome on Monday. A smaller group of 135, known as the College of Cardinals, is eligible to elect a new pope. THIS IS A ...

Even though cardinals don't campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next pope. Skip to content Menu Today's paper ...

Pope Francis on July 9 named 21 new cardinals, including the Vatican's ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre; American-born Archbishop Robert Prevost, who oversees the appointments ...

The Vatican has taken great pains to prevent cardinals from communicating with the outside world during the conclave—even blacking out windows and installing signal jammers in the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, ... The Vatican’s official statistics list him as a “non-elector.” ...

From every corner of the world, the red-robed "princes" of the Roman Catholic Church are heading to the Vatican to prepare for the secret duty of gathering in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of Francis’ successor.

The formal list of participants, which was also obtained by NCR, included 197 listed participants, including cardinals, patriarchs and officials from the Vatican's Secretariat of State.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know ...