The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

Cardinals hailing from 71 different countries are eligible to elect a pope this week in the most geographically diverse ...

Hundreds of cardinals attended mass inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, to mark the end of a nine-day mourning ...

On Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican, the staff involved in organizing the conclave will take a ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

The secret ballot for a successor hasn’t begun. But among church leaders, talk about who will next lead the 2,000-year-old ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The conclave gets underway on Wednesday during which cardinals from some 70 countries will vote to elect Pope Francis' ...

The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of ...