The conclave ends when a new pope is elected by receiving two-thirds of the votes. Here's how much time that could take.

Five of the more conservative U.S. cardinals were initially skeptical of Robert Prevost, whom they viewed as a more moderate ...

Catholics had become conditioned to believe the conventional wisdom that an American would never be elected pope, writes ...

Conclave begins today. Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco ⁠Rubio ⁠will travel to the Vatican ⁠and Italy for meetings this week, two Italian newspapers ...