After the cardinals take their oaths, a senior cardinal delivers a meditation. The master of papal liturgical ceremonies, ...

Six are joining in their first papal conclave, and four others participated in the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis.

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be ...

America’s Newsroom’ Co-Host Bill Hemmer explains how the Catholic Church will select the next Pope in a centuries-old process known as the Papal Conclave.

ET, Catholic cardinals will make their way to the Sistine Chapel—and won't re-enter the world until there is a new pope, ...

Pope Francis led in a particular way. Will the church continue that path, or forge a different one?

One of the world’s longest-running elections will play out for a global audience that has never been so immersed in social ...

Hailing from 70 countries, 133 cardinals are set to begin the secretive ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, opening ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...