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The cardinals -- at least, those under 80 years old -- vote for as long as it takes to elect Pope Francis' successor.
Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...
The Philippines began a period of national mourning for Pope Francis on Wednesday, with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ...
Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the ...
Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough ...
Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...
Aside from those taking bets on papal contenders, Italians are also playing 'Fantapapa,' an online game inspired by the ...
World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...
Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on ...
He will be the first pope to be buried outside of the Vatican in more than a century. Francis chose that site because he ...
There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.” That means they possess the ...
Filipinos continue to pay their last respects to the late Pope Francis as they lined up at the Embassy of the Holy ...