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 ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

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