Ahead of the May 7 start of the papal conclave, the Pontifical Missions Societies USA is inviting faithful to pray – not only for the assembly as a whole, but for a specific cardinal elector who will ...

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...

Cardinal Becciu has left the conclave, which convenes on May 7, as front-runners emerge to succeed Pope Francis.

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

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

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