After Pope Francis is laid to rest, focus turns to cardinals' Vatican conclave

SCHWEIZER: Even for Non-Catholics, the Next Pope Matters

Even for non-Catholics, the pope is a figure of world significance who can affect politics in every nation around the globe, as Francis, the first pope from Latin America, clearly did.

Ultraconservatives are pushing for a pope like them. It might not happen.

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing, in social media memes and quotes from the commentariat: hope, even optimism, that the next pontiff will be a true conservative, someone from the ranks of what was a passionate traditionalist opposition to Pope Francis.

The Vatican Needs Its Own DOGE

The Church’s poor governance in fiscal and bureaucratic matters is impeding its true Christian mission.

Will Catholic cardinals pick another outsider like Francis to be pope?

VATICAN CITY: When Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected in 2013 as Pope Francis, he was a near total Vatican outsider. He had never been a Vatican official, instead spending decades in local ministry. And he came from Argentina, the first pope from the Americas. As the world’s Catholic cardinals meet this week to discuss who should succeed Pope Francis, the deliberations may boil down to a simple choice: Do they want another outsider? Or is it t…

Conclave might be brief, next pope must be open to all, some cardinals say

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The next pope needs to continue the path set by Pope Francis: Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told reporters April 29. As members of the College of Cardinals head most days to the Vatican's New Synod Hall for

Donald Trump jokes he should be selected as new pontiff

Cardinals will meet next week in a secret conclave to elect the new head of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope Francis.