Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

While Francis stacked the ranks with his cardinals, it is not necessarily the case that all of them will want to see the ...

The likely top candidate for the conservative wing of the College of Cardinals is Esztergom–Budapest Cardinal Peter Erdo, ...

Massa traces this strain in American Catholicism back to what’s been called the “comic opera heresy” of a fellow Jesuit, ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

By tradition, the conclave must begin 15–20 days after the death or resignation of the pope. Francis died on Monday, April 21 ...

A special Mass was also celebrated in St. Peter's Square on Sunday by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, until recently the Vatican's ...

It’s considered uncouth to campaign for the role of the next pope, but there are currently several front-runners believed to ...