An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave ...

They may be looking at Francis as a model and choose another outsider. Or they may look at Francis' own predecessor, Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

The promotion of conservative candidates from some corners started almost immediately after Francis’s death was announced.

Greek American David Sedaris is an inimitable raconteur, an irreverent and brilliant wit whose jokes can be blunt, but never ...

Now that the start date of the papal conclave has been set for May 7, NPR walks through who'll be there and how they'll be electing the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Two Catholic cardinals will miss the conclave next week to elect a successor to Pope Francis because of health issues, the ...

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, the first cardinal ever convicted by a Vatican court, was sentenced to five and a half years ...