Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Ahead of the 2013 conclave to replace Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan was tipped to restore the papal hat ...

The conclave will be a "fight for the soul of the Catholic Church" between those who saw promise in the modernising changes ...

Father Wu Jianlin, vicar general of Shanghai, was chosen to be the city’s new auxiliary bishop, while Father Li Jianlin was ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff who challenged tradition, leaves the Catholic Church at a crossroad to choose his successor ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

Strickland, a former bishop, said he worried a pope similar to Francis would deepen the rift between the U.S. and the Vatican.

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

From conclave to “Habemus papam,” here’s what to know about the words and phrases that guide the process after a pope dies.

All 12 Republicans on the Senate committee voted in favor of Brian Burch, while all 10 of the committee’s Democrat members ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...