Primate of the Hungarian Catholic Church, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest Cardinal Peter Erdo (left) celebrates the Christmas Day mass in Esztergom, Hungary, in 2020. With the passing of Pope Francis ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis. By Andrew Higgins Reporting from Budapest and Hodmezovasarhely, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Every papal conclave comes down, in some sense, to a referendum on the papacy that has just ended," John Allen, a longtime ...

Each day between now and the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, on a date yet to be set, John Allen is offering a profile of a different papabile, the Italian term for a man who could be ...

VATICAN CITY — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, ...

Cardinal Erdo was already considered a papal contender in the last conclave in 2013, thanks to his extensive Church contacts in Europe and Africa as well as the fact that he was seen as a pioneer of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Cardinals continue to vote to elect a new pope following Francis' death last month. While the secret election appears wide ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...

Temperatures could reach 90 degrees in some areas of western Washington as a heatwave continues through Wednesday. by The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if ...