Cardinals are high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church whose main duties include advising, governing the Roman Curia, ...

With the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis, cardinals gather at the Vatican to choose a date for the conclave that will ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Pope Francis’ death fires the gun on what many see as a battle for the soul of the church – pitting those who want to ...

The church is divided. The problem is to find the one who unites, not pretend that it isn’t divided,” one church historian ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Cardinals from around the world must gather for the conclave in which Francis’ successor is selected. It typically takes ...

Meet the Irish-American Camerlengo and Italian dean who are in charge of administering the Church during this interim period.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Catholic Church, spent most of his career in the U.S. before being called to ...

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The election of a new leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics is shrouded in secrecy. Cardinals are forbidden from ...