"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal David has only been in the job for five months, after his surprise ...

VATICAN– The dean of the College of Cardinals stressed the need for unity despite the Church’s diversity as an expression of ...

It took nearly 440 years after the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines before the first Filipino, Rufino Jiao Santos, joined the College of Cardinals in 1960. Another 52 years passed before ...

Filipino Catholics who want to stay in the loop for the latest happenings of the much-awaited papal conclave can tune in to a ...

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133 cardinals ...

Voting will continue among the cardinals gathered in Vatican City after no one gained the required two-thirds majority to become the next leader of the Catholic Church ...

The conclave to elect the new leader of the Roman Catholic church is underway, and one cardinal has become a favorite among ...

Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave ...

The cardinals have gathered in Vatican City to choose the 267th pope. St Peter, regarded as the first pope, was elected ...

The great doors of the Sistine Chapel shut Wednesday after the cry of “extra omnes” — Latin for “all out” — and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new pope to lead ...

The full oath was recited in order of precedence, with the most senior cardinals being first and the last to be with the newest cardinals elevated by Pope Francis.

Latin for “all out” — the great doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Wednesday and 133 cardinals began the secretive, centuries ...