Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Italy’s Pietro Parolin leads odds on the Polymarket and Kalshi betting platforms, while Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

As cardinals gather at the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a successor to Pope Francis, there is no single frontrunner, ...

The Vatican is picking a new pope. You can bet on who will get the job. You (probably) weren't invited to don a red robe, ...

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

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on ...

The papal conclave is convening on Wednesday to begin the process of electing Pope Francis' successor. And for Americans who ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins Wednesday at the Vatican, four candidates have emerged as clear ...

Scholars say the next pope will contend with climate change and rising authoritarianism as well as shifting demographics and ...