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

It's very possible the next pope could be from Africa, where the Catholic Church continues to add millions of members.

Dolan is one of the most recognizable Catholic figures in the US and known for his charisma, conservative principles and ...

Cardinals don’t campaign to be the next pope, but there are always those among them that are considered favorites or ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our ... according to the list of cardinal electors. open image in gallery Following the death of Pope Francis ...

The Guinean cardinal has strong support from conservatives to succeed Pope Francis even though he is not among the frontrunners ...

Out of the 135 voting cardinals, Pope Francis appointed 108, accounting for 80% of them. Pope Benedict XVI appointed 22, and John Paul II, 5. According to the Holy See Press Office, there are ten U.S.

The only time papal power changes hands is when a pope dies or resigns. At that time, a whole series of rites and rituals ...

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan, one of the most recognizable U.S. cardinals, will play an important role following death of Pope Francis.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of which direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.