The Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet is the "dark horse" pick due to having been a favorite for the position in both 2005 and 2013. However, due to his age, the 80-year-old cardinal cannot vote in ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, a cardinal from the United States has become acting head of the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected. He is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a Dublin-born cleric who ...

Following Pope Francis' death on April 21, voting members of the College of Cardinals will gather to determine a replacement.. The voting members, known as cardinal electors, are tasking with ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, will preside over Pope Francis' April 26 funeral. He has served in the Roman curia for over five decades.

Pope Francis on Saturday further cemented his legacy, elevating 21 prelates to the high rank of cardinal and significantly raising the percentage of electors chosen by him who will have the right ...

Of the current cardinal electors, a large majority — 108 — were appointed by Pope Francis during his 12-year papacy. They come from 71 different countries, including 10 from the United States.

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. ... Francis appointed 108 of the 135 cardinal electors, according to the Vatican's tally.

A US cardinal accused of mismanaging clerical sexual abuse has been listed as playing an official role in the ceremonies to close Pope Francis’ coffin and for his burial. Cardinal Roger Mahony ...

The cardinal electors continue to vote until a two-third-plus-one majority is achieved. The shortest conclave on record was in 1503, when it took the cardinals only 10 hours to choose Pope Pius ...

It was 6:32 p.m. on Tuesday, about 39 hours after the death of Pope Francis had been announced. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York was booked on AZ611, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago, has spent the bulk of his career outside the United States. Supporters say he represents a “dignified middle of the road.” ...