Cardinals attend a final Mass St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ...

Francis changed College of Cardinals. Within 20 days of the pope’s death, a conclave consisting of 120 cardinals out of the 138 “princes of the church” who are under age 80 and can vote will ...

Cardinals are elected by the Pope and hold their position for life. 108 of the cardinals eligible to elect were appointed by Pope Francis to the College of Cardinals, and the remainder were ...

Who could be the next pope? 9 cardinal names to know Pope Francis died Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. Here are some frontrunners to replace him.

Parolin, 70, of Italy, has been Francis’ secretary of state since 2014 and is considered one of the main contenders to be pope, given his prominence in the Catholic hierarchy.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, on the central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, after being selected as pope at the conclave at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Cardinals were due to meet on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis’ funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of a conclave next month to elect a new head of the Roman Catholic Church.

A new Roman Catholic pope has been chosen. Read more about Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV. Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate.

On Thursday morning, cardinals failed once again to select a successor to the late Pope Francis, with thick black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney again. View on euronews ...

Tribute book: Honor Pope Francis' legacy, papal history with tribute book from USA TODAY Here’s a look at some of the leading names being circulated as candidates to become the new pope in the ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with centuries of Catholic history and dissected for its many layers of meaning.