The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.

A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. VATICAN CITY ...

Members of New Jersey’s Supreme Court sounded skeptical at times about the effort of a Catholic diocese to stop the state ...

The Yes in God’s Backyard bill would let churches and other faith institutions build mixed‑income housing on land they ...

It's time for papal predictions, but prediction markets and AI models aren't landing on the same name. Who's accurately ...

The late pontiff was known as a Pope for the People. Many experts and scholars say his successor must be someone who ...

The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

A judge blocked the probe from moving forward after the Camden Diocese challenged it in court. The attorney general's office ...