Will the adage 'fat pope, thin pope' bear out as cardinals pick a successor to Pope Francis in the May 7 conclave?

The Vatican is finalizing preparations for the May 7 conclave, with firefighters on Friday installing a chimney on the roof ...

The selection of a new pope and how the process works is daily task for St. Peter's School's students and teachers.

From the longest and shortest elections to the origin of the required vow of secrecy, here are some facts about the centuries-old process.

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are among the elected bishops of Rome who have led the Catholic Church ...

As cardinals prepare to enter the Sistine Chapel in a few days to elect a new pope, they are engaged in intense discussions ...

The Catholic Church's cardinals are meeting next week at the Vatican to elect the new pope in a centuries-old process called conclave. Recent conclaves took a few days, but the longest-ever in history ...

With Pope Francis' passing, the Roman Catholic Church is focused on electing his replacement. Here's what that means.

Donald Trump reveals desire to lead Catholic Church ahead of Vatican papal conclave - The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 ...

Francis has revolutionized the College of Cardinals by passing over large archdioceses like Los Angeles, Venice and Milan in ...

As the church chooses a new pontiff, let's not forget Pope Francis' legacy of compassion ... I’m not the kind of Catholic that follows the Vatican’s commands unquestioned.