When Jenna Drummond and Clair Volkening saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his “urbi et ...

“I believe the Holy Spirit always intervenes in the choosing of the next pope,” the Rev. Halmar Adolis Calix, a priest from ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Kenyan Cardinal John Njue has announced that he will not participate in the upcoming papal conclave to elect the successor to ...

There are currently 252 cardinals, 133 of whom are eligible and expected to vote in the conclave. They range in age from 45 to 99.

The conclave that begins Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

After his death, the Church in Africa has said Pope Francis has played a special role for Catholics on the continent.

Bishops in Cameroon have gathered in the capital Yaoundé for their 50th Ordinary Plenary, but the death of Pope Francis and ...

Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Cardinal John Njue, has withdrawn from the Wednesday, May 7, papal conclave due to health ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...