Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...

As the College of Cardinals gathers in Vatican City for the secretive process that will elect a new head of the Roman ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

With representatives from 70 countries across five continents, this conclave is the largest -- and the most international -- ...

In Rome, anticipation grows a day ahead of the conclave as the Catholic church prepares to elect the next leader of their faith. NBC correspondent Jay Gray takes a closer look at the process.

While Medieval Conclaves could extend for months and even years, the rules were tweaked by Pope John Paul II and Pope ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

Forget feathers, fringe and sparkles. But if bold and brash colour is your thing, look no further than the conclave at the ...

The conclave to elect the next pope begins in Rome on Wednesday. Vatican watchers say the process is more than a simple tussle between conservatives and reformers. The winner will determine the fate ...