Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Leo XIII – February 20, 1878 - July 20, 1903: Born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci in Italy, he directed the ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Contenders for pope emerge from the U.S., Asia, and Africa—raising the chance of a non-European successor to Francis.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

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

The announcement "Habemus Papam" — "We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica is followed first by the ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention ...

Michael B Jordan and Mike Myers were some of the A-list celebrities named for the first time during the first day of the ...