Pope Francis’ emphasis on reaching out to the “peripheries" of the church and world will result in the most diverse ...

Cardinals this week will start in-depth discussions on planning the conclave to choose Pope Francis’ successor ...

Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, setting off a series of centuries-old rituals to select a new leader of the Catholic ...

Cardinals are already meeting ahead of the formal conclave, where they will confront major issues facing the Catholic Church as they select the next pope.

Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’s legacy and the evangelizing ...

After a period of mourning, cardinals will gather to elect the next pope in the centuries-old ritual known as the conclave.

“I don’t think the cardinals quite behave as they’re depicted [in Conclave],” says Miles Pattenden, a historian of the Catholic Church, “but in terms of how it lays out the ...

After the pope’s funeral on Saturday, the process of choosing his successor will come next. By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City Follow our ...