The voting process to elect a new Pope gets under way in Rome later and for the second conclave in a row there will be no ...

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

He served as the Vatican's Secretary of State during Francis's papacy, having already replaced him at some events during his ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...

Two of the 10 U.S. cardinals participating in the conclave to elect a new pope are from the tristate area: Cardinal Timothy ...

Over the course of 12 general congregations before the conclave, the cardinals discussed key challenges facing the Church.

In a corner of central Rome, a family tailor shop has been hand-stitching the robes worn by the last eight popes over the ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Though associated closely with Francis’ pontificate, Parolin is much more demure in personality and diplomatic in his ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's ...