From cash bets on websites to online games and casual wagers among friends, experts and participants say the popularity of ...

Though Francis didn’t make major changes to the conclave, his outreach to what he called “peripheries’’ leaves an imprint ...

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in the conclave, hailing from 71 different ...

Many of the cardinals said that the jury is still out as they are still getting to know one another and where each of them ...

Time is running out and there are still many cardinals registered to speak at the pre-conclave meetings called general ...

Paparazzi are stalking the corridors of St. Peter's Square, swarming any cardinal bold enough to walk the streets in the days before the conclave.

For those tuning in late, there will be a conclave starting Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new pope. My columns have focused ...

As the Conclave Nears, Global Betting on the Next Pope Raises Eyebrows and Questions of ReverenceAs the Catholic Church ...

All Vatican personnel involved in supporting the upcoming papal conclave must take an oath of secrecy — under penalty of automatic excommunication. The ceremony on Monday, mandated by Vatican law ...

“The selection of the next pope will either mark the end of what has proven to be a very destructive liberal experiment, or ...

"And so it is what is, I guess, but it's very unfortunate," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob. "It's a very serious ...

As the Vatican prepares for a conclave to choose a new pope, American Catholics share their hopes and concerns for the Church ...