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

Starting Wednesday, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to begin choosing the next ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...

Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.

Weeks after Pope Francis death, Trump laughed off questions about AI-generated photo of him as pope. His dismissal comes on ...

The students at Pinecrest Academy, a Catholic school in Forsyth County, excitedly lined the hallways of the school Tuesday morning to be blessed by their new pope: 7-year-old David.

The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

The UK currently has three cardinals who have flown out to the Vatican to participate in the process. Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols is among the cardinals from the UK helping to elect the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

The Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie invites the faithful to participate in one of four special masses in different parts ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...