As 133 cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new pope, the church's problems and perplexities remain bigger than the sum of the questions posed in the days since Francis died.

Cardinal electors should not think the conclave is for them but to discover who among them will be chosen as the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, according to Msgr. Rolando dela Cruz, ...

Much of the world’s attention is on the Vatican, where conclave has begun and cardinals are meeting to select a successor to ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began the secretive, ...

Among the 133 cardinals assembling in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Wednesday morning to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church are 10 Americans and one former bishop of the Diocese of ...

The Vatican is implementing enhanced security measures for the conclave that will elect Pope Francis's successor, beginning ...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret ...

You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro ...

One-hundred thirty-three cardinals have taken an oath of secrecy as they begin to choose Pope Francis' successor. Tina Kraus reports from the Vatican.

Today, the Papal conclave has begun, gathering 133 cardinals in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican as they begin their vote ...