The most voting cardinals ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel to select the next leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, at an uncertain moment for the church.

The first papal conclave in 12 years begins on Wednesday at the Vatican after a morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. At 4:30 ...

As friends do, France and Germany have supported each other through recent calamities, too. Chancellor Angela Merkel sped to ...