There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

Father Ron Hutchinson recounts the wave of emotions he felt in that moment, realizing the Pope was about to be chosen right in front of his eyes ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the days leading up to the conclave, as cardinals have met in the general congregations to discuss ...

I don’t know if they’re looking for conservative, liberal, progressive, traditional, fat or thin.. I think they’re just ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston says he wants the new pope to be "a man of unity for the ...

The faithful gathered Tuesday afternoon inside the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul in Tyler to pray for the papal conclave ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis' fisherman's ring and his official seal were destroyed in one of the final formal r ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

UK cardinal feels ‘quite intimidated’ as world watches for new pope - Cardinal Vincent Nichols is one of more than 130 ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...