Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who will be the next Pope? That's the obvious question in the wake of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. One cardinal, ...

Since the death of Pope Francis, a reform-minded Pontiff who had led the Catholic Church since 2013, thoughts have been circulating as to who will be selected as his successor. The papal conclave—the ...

Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse. By Sui-Lee Wee ...

The first flurry of texts came through only a few days after the news of Pope Francis’s death: “Are we getting a Filipino in the Vatican?!,” a few friends messaged excitedly. While I am—to put it ...

The next pope will take over a Roman Catholic Church with dwindling membership in Europe, North America and Latin America, but surging numbers across Asia and Africa. Why it matters: That's a big ...

In this file photo, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, seen during a news conference for the conclusion of the Caritas Internationalis project, ...

Pope Francis has died at age 88. Who will be the next Pope? That’s the obvious question in the wake of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. One cardinal, Luis Tagle, was leading the betting ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle attends a mass held for the late Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica on April 30, 2025, in Vatican City. Credit - Antonio Masiello—Getty Images Since the death of ...