Interview. U.S. theologian William Cavanaugh — before the conclave that will take place starting May 7 — weighs in on the ...

Named a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2022, French Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, 66, is a hands-on theologian and ...

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, 59, is a celebrated author and intellectual in the Portuguese-speaking world who ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, the 77-year-old archbishop of Colombo, represents a more traditional doctrinal ...

The cardinals participating in the conclave are forbidden to speak about anything surrounding the ballots during which they must choose the future pope. Yet, this obligation of secrecy is not always ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome tell you what is happening at the Vatican in this very special time until the election of the successor of Francis. Explanations, analyses, reports, to ...

When the cardinals are gathered in conclave, the world scrutinizes the color of the smoke that comes out of the Sistine ...

Once thenumber three of the Holy See, this Sardinian cardinal linked to a major financial scandalfinally renounced attending ...

Each day, our special correspondents in Rome tell you what is happening at the Vatican during this very special time leading ...

The College of Cardinals is divided into three "orders": cardinal deacons, cardinal priests, and cardinal bishops. These ...

During the general congregations that preceded the conclave that elected him pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio made a ...

According to the rules established by St. John Paul II, only cardinals under 80 years old will participate in the vote to ...