In 2,000 years, there have been around 266 Popes. But how do you become the head of the Catholic Church? Any baptized Catholic man is eligible. However, every Pope in the last 500 years has also been a Cardinal.

No rest for the new pope! Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass as pope Friday, May 9, for the College of Cardinals at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET). The Mass will be broadcast live by the EWTN Global Catholic Network here. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert ...

As Pope Leo remains hospitalized following his surgery, his audiences have been canceled through Oct. 20, but he remains in charge of the papacy. Here's why.

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Choosing the leader of the Catholic Church is a process filled with ancient pomp and politicking. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Ceremonial white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel when Argentinian ...

The Vatican announced Oct. 9 that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been elected as the new dean of the College of Cardinals upon the retirement of 92-year-old Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

In September, Pope Leo XIV didn’t just travel to France. He conquered it. Approximately 300,000 people lined the streets of Paris as the Popemobile traveled to the newly restored Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle's election as the dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals, the Vatican said on Friday, in the first selection of an Asian cleric to lead the elite group that one day will choose Leo's successor.