Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

A Pope Francis II would signify continuity with the late pontiff ... “In the deepest recesses of their mind, when they start ...

Cardinals electing a new pope have some fundamental questions to weigh, beyond whether to give the Catholic Church its first Asian or African pope ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest ...

The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...