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

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

Cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley, left, speaks to media, flanked by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago archbishop, right, during ...

"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Miní, a wild-born female jaguar, takes an unbelievable journey from the Iberá Wetlands to the Gran Chaco forest to revive a ...

Not only did Pope Francis value and promote the dignity of labor, he was someone who personally worked extremely hard, Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said.

“For us, it does not matter whether he is African, white, or Black. What matters is having a good, holy pope who can unite ...

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

Renowned Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese is set to produce a new documentary that will feature the late Pope Francis' ...

The world won’t know the next leader of the world’s Catholics until he appears before a throng of supporters in St. Peter’s ...