Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

When the cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday at the start of conclave, the process of electing a new pope, they ...

The late pontiff was the first ever to style himself Pope Francis, a name chosen in honour of the 13th-century saint St ...

Cardinals are starting the next conclave to select the next pope on May 7. Here’s who AI has pegged as the potential ...

What to know about picking a new pope Pope Francis was a Jesuit priest. The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded ...