There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

Both of the most recent conclaves, in 2005 to elect Pope Benedict and 2013 to elect Pope Francis lasted just two days. This ...

I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just ...

More than a billion Catholics from around the world await the decision of 133 cardinals who will on Wednesday begin the process of electing the next head of the Catholic church inside Rome’s Sistine ...