The conclave is made up of the College of Cardinals, a group who assists with central Church affairs. It consists of 135 ...

Some of the top candidates, ranked by Italian Vatican watcher Gaetano Masciullo and Vaticanists Edward Pentin and Diane ...

“Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis,” said Cardinal Kevin ...

There are several possible successors, and while American companies do not allow it, international markets are already taking ...