The convicted cardinal who was demanding he should be able to participate in the upcoming conclave to decide who will replace ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” (with a key) to underscore that ...

Two Catholic cardinals will miss the conclave next week to elect a successor to Pope Francis because of health issues, the ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu had been tipped to be the next Pope before his dramatic fall from grace in 2020 when ...

They may be looking at Francis as a model and choose another outsider. Or they may look at Francis' own predecessor, Pope ...

An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave ...