U.S. cardinals are taking on increased responsibilities, helping shape and shift Catholicism for the next generation. NBC ...

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death ...

Cardinals attend a Mass presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on the second of nine ...

When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his ...

Cardinals rank just below the pope, and those who belong to the powerful College of Cardinals are tasked with electing a new ...

Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

While there are those who want to back away from Francis' outreach there is one unalterable fact: When the world's Catholic ...

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...

In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.