The media have never had so much influence on the men who pick the pope.

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That's more than any ...

Pietro Parolin could be the first Italian to serve in the papacy since 1978. The 70-year-old is known as a diplomat and a moderate voice.

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings before they enter the conclave to elect a new pope. They are trying to ...

On the eve of the conclave to elect the next pope, the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is engulfed in commotion as ...

The College of Cardinals is set to start the voting process to elect the next pope on Wednesday, 7 May. While several ...

Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is a discreet 69-year-old diplomat with a progressive stance who was entrusted by Pope Francis ...