At Masses across Rome and socioeconomic lines, Catholics prayed the next pope focuses on poverty and peace days before the ...

Catholic cardinals entering a conclave on Wednesday to pick a new pope do not yet have a clear idea of who will emerge as ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is sometimes called the "Asian Francis" because of his infectious smile, easy laugh, and ...

From cash bets on websites to online games modeled after fantasy football leagues and casual wagers among friends and ...

Even those who applauded the actions he took during his 12-year papacy said they were just a beginning, and that his ...

Following Pope Francis' death in April, people around the world wagered most often on two cardinals to become the next leader of the Catholic Church.

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

Thanks largely to the United States' unique civil justice system and robust free press, bishops here have been forced to ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...