Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...