Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who was born in Ireland and who became a naturalized ... s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a significant Catholic church and papal basilica. He had arranged for an ...

a cardinal has to be younger than 80. Francis appointed 108 ... He did not overcome the divisions in the church within the rich world. Rather, he troubled Catholic conservatives without making ...

Inherited a deeply divided Church after Benedict XVI's resignation in 2013 Appointed 80% of cardinal electors ... but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusive and less judgmental ...

The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church passed away at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the vote from those cardinals under age 80 ... of the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected, according to the Vatican. Born in Ireland, the ...

The voting process is kept secret but will take place with the eyes of the world on the Vatican and amid intense scrutiny of the Catholic Church ... who was born in Ireland and who became ...

Any of the 252 living cardinals - senior dignitaries of the Catholic Church - younger than 80 are eligible to vote ... has sometimes appeared to be. When Ireland voted in 2015 to legalise same ...

Speculation around who is in the running to succeed Pope Francis comes with health warnings as favourites, or papabiles, ...

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see Pope Francis at a public viewing platform in St Peter's Basilica, where he ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died after suffering ... Pope Francis appointed nearly 80% of the cardinal electors who will choose the next pope ...