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

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should ...

ANALYSIS: As the Church prepares to choose a new pope, the role of America’s cardinal-electors offers a glimpse into the ...

Welcome to America magazine’s Conclave Podcast. Our editors are on the ground in Rome covering the conclave to elect the next ...

The project will highlight scripted short films from international communities along with snippets of a conversation between ...

Over-80 cardinals, who cannot vote in the conclave, are lashing out at the Francis papacy, calling for change of course.

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

When the conclave begins May 7, there will be 117 cardinals who will not be allowed into the Sistine Chapel to take part in ...

Of the 135 electors, more than 100, or nearly three-quarters, of the members of the college were appointed by Pope Francis, ...