Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

With Pope Francis entering his fourth week in hospital, those working in the Apostolic Palace are grappling with the ...

COMMENTARY: The film’s prescription for a future pope coincides with the current Pope’s autobiographical reflections. Why ...

What happens after a pope dies? Many are asking this as the 88-year-old pontiff has been in the hospital since Feb. 14.

Conclave — which stars Ralph Fiennes, John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini — tells the story of a papal ...

Concerns over Pope Francis' health have mounted in recent years as have questions about his succession. Here's what we know.

Like his predecessors, Pope Francis was selected using an age-old method -- a system known as the Papal conclave.

Pope Francis, 88, is more than two weeks into ... before sequestering themselves inside the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave in 2005. Credit...Pier Paolo Cito/Associated Press For his novel ...

While the Vatican has assured that the Pope’s condition is stable, his age and history of health concerns have led to renewed ...

Pope Francis, 88, is receiving treatment at Rome's Gemelli Hospital following serious lung problems, fueling conjectures ...

Only cardinals under 80 are allowed to vote in the papal conclave, according to Catholic Church regulations. The historic ...

Interest in papal elections has also surged recently thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave.” Following a pope's death or resignation, the College of Cardinals meets to select the new pope.