Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

Allegations of stacking the deck would certainly have ensued had Pope Francis been anything but a popular religious leader who by right is an absolute monarch when it comes to the affairs of the ...

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will be elected from the College of Cardinals next week ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the characteristics ...

The Cardinal of Marseille, born in Algeria, stands out as the natural 'heir' to Francis. From Almeria to Marseille, passing ...

ROME (Reuters) - With betting on the next pope frowned upon in the home of the Vatican, thousands of Italians have instead ...

The 2025 conclave that will choose the next pope will see the largest number of Filipino cardinal electors in history, ...

US President Donald Trump said he'd "like to be pope" and it would be his "number one choice" to be the next leader of the ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...