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A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out potential candidates -- with many hoping the election will be quick.

The conclave to appoint a successor to the late Pope Francis had been mired in controversy over the status of disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Angelo Becciu is the once-powerful Italian cardinal who formally withdrew his participation in the conclave on Tuesday

Gambling companies are offering odds on potential successors to Pope Francis

The spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will be elected from the College of Cardinals next week

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse

Cardinal Peter Turkson is rising as a strong contender to succeed Pope Francis, at least among crypto bettors on Polymarket who believe he will bring a breath of fresh air to the Vatican.

President Trump on Tuesday joked that he would like to succeed Pope Francis, and Sen. Lindsey Graham seconded the motion, but their jokes are now facing increasing backlash from X users who called out the "disturbing" and "offensive" manner in which the Republican leaders approached the topic on the next…

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile.”

Vatican post offices and selected collectors’ shops started selling this week special stamps marking the period between Pope Francis' death and the election of his successor

Asia's front-runner for the papacy, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is a charismatic moderate often dubbed the "Asian Francis".