Pope Francis during his pontificate appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors. There are 14 cardinals representing the United States and Canada — 10 from the United States and four from Canada. Here ...

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

Allegations of stacking the deck would certainly have ensued had Pope Francis been anything but a popular religious leader who by right is an absolute monarch when it comes to the affairs of the ...

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will be elected from the College of Cardinals next week ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will ...

The 2025 conclave that will choose the next pope will see the largest number of Filipino cardinal electors in history, ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...

Here's what you need to know about how a pope is chosen. What is a conclave? A conclave is a meeting of the College of ...