Until recently, the young women at the forefront of conservative politics were largely evangelical Protestants. They looked ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday joked he’d like to be the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, days after Pope Francis, 88, died. Francis suffered from a stroke and heart ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to ...

A new pope could be named within a matter of hours, after more than 100 Catholic cardinals gathered inside the Vatican on ...

The ideological center of the wealthiest, most powerful country would appear to justify a cardinal. What factors are at play?

After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the question looming around the world is, who will become the next leader of the ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are beginning centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

Age, geographical, ideological considerations and Donald Trump will all be factors that play into who becomes the next pope.