As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful ...

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

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for “the good of the ...

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