On Sunday, another Vatican official, Cardinal Michael Czerny ... especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Here's what ...

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

Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on 19 April 2005, succeeding Pope John Paul II and his resignation opened the door for his successor, Pope Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones ...

The Leading Cardinal Candidates. Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal conclave, in which the College of Cardinals ...

Eijk was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Former president of the Council of Bishops Conferences of Europe and a devout Marian, Peter Erdo has long been a figure of consequence in the ...

Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 ... They are known as the cardinal electors, and their number is limited to 120. According to the United States Council of Catholic Bishops, around 15 to ...

This group, known as cardinal electors ... Catholic Cardinals had ended their conclave and elected a pope to succeed Benedict XVI. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS ...