Papal conclaves have featured calls of election fraud and bribery so gauche that riches were wheeled in on donkey carts.

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

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

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With the papal conclave under way in the Vatican to select a new pope, many at Holy Name Cathedral prayed Wednesday for the cardinal electors to make the right choice.

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate ...