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

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

Parolin was the lead negotiator in the 2018 deal between the Holy See and the Chinese Communist Party. The pact ended up in a ...

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

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

“In the deepest recesses of their mind, when they start the conclave, everyone will walk in there with a name in their head,” ...