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

He has given a great witness of humility, of closeness to the people, of living out the Gospel values. He has left a great ...

In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ friends who knew him when he was a priest in Buenos Aires. We also bring together three people from ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Catholic cardinals set May 7 as the date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, following informal meetings where ...

At 72 years of age, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the progressive Archbishop of Newark, is one of the ten cardinals from the United States that will have a vote at the conclave to elect a new pope — and ...

Asia’s front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the “Asian Francis”.

I was putting finishing touches on a book titled, Unfinished Pentecost, about men and women who studied in Rome in the 1960s during the Second Vatican Council and how it changed their lives. I thought ...

Two Argentine artists paid a heartfelt tribute to Pope Francis by creating a massive sand portrait on the beach in Las Grutas, shortly after news of the pontiff’s death. Artists Gabriela Henkel and ...

In an increasingly global Catholic Church, an Italian pope is still possible — but not probable. View on euronews ...