Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative ...

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

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When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a ...

Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...