ROME (AP) — Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of ...

Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the ...

The eyes of 1.4 billion Catholics are fixed on the Vatican City today as 132 cardinals started arriving in Rome as they ...

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

The image is raising eyebrows on social media, at the Vatican, from a group representing Catholic bishops in New York and from Italians.

The conclave to elect Pope Francis successor is set to begin on May 7. This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 53 cardinals from Europe, 23 from Asia, 37 from ...

The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.

A Chicago-born Cardinal is getting attention as a possible contender to be the new pope, but scholars say an American in the ...