"I think the idea of an African pope would be inspirational for all Catholics, and many non-Catholic Africans around the ...

Cardinals will gather on May 7 in a conclave in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new Pope, days after Pope Francis ...

The secretive conclave held in the Sistine Chapel requires a two-thirds of majority and involves up to four round of voting per day.

There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But ...

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

There are currently 135 cardinals who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in conclave, hailing from 71 different countries ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

Cardinals from all over the world are poised to elect a successor to Pope Francis at the conclave that begins Wednesday. But ...