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

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

Cardinals will begin the process of choosing the next pope on Wednesday.

For this conclave these kingmakers are said to include Timothy Dolan, the conservative archbishop of New York; Jean-Claude ...

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