Age, geographical, ideological considerations and Donald Trump will all be factors that play into who becomes the next pope.

The secretive election to choose a new pope will begin on May 7. A group of 133 cardinals – the so-called “Princes of the ...

Who will be the next pope? That decision will be made by cardinals who will begin meeting in conclave on Wednesday afternoon ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

The Trump administration's latest publicly-fought battles come as he pushes for steep film tariffs and the reopening of one ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the third ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013.Challenges facing a new ...

Catholic cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for their closed-door conclave to elect the next supreme pontiff following ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

One of the UK’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on people to pray for himself and other cardinals as they embark on the secret voting process to elect a new pope.

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The most international conclave and one of the youngest in recent history will elect a new pontiff in less than a month ...