There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Cardinals from around the world have descended on Rome for the secretive conclave to decide the next pope.Italian Cardinal ...

The race is now on for the top job.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for the start of a conclave starting Wednesday to elect a successor to ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

The pope is the head of state and the ruler of the Vatican City, which is the smallest state in the world with a measure of ...

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

VATICAN CITY — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could ...

Not without some last-minute and apparently inconsequential drama, 133 cardinals will this afternoon file into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican to elect the 267th Pope. Ten days after the death of ...

There are many names circulating for who may succeed Pope Francis, but history shows the rumoured frontrunners are rarely picked. Here's a look at some of the candidates who stand out for different ...