A frenzy of betting is underway as gamblers try to predict results of the upcoming conclave to pick Pope Francis’ successor.

As cardinals gather to elect Pope Francis’ successor, they are facing debates over whether the church most needs change or ...

The African continent is home to one-fifth of the world's Catholics. Many are hoping the next pope will come from their ...

North Africa once produced Catholic popes who shaped Church traditions, including Easter Sunday and St Valentine’s Day. Will ...

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Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to gather in Rome to elect a new pope, voices from Asia and the Global South are urging the ...

The first African American cardinal in the U.S., who began his Catholic journey on Chicago's South Side, will be there for ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?