On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

The papal conclave has already begun, according to USA Today reporting.

There are about 1.4 billion Catholics in the world, so the selection of a new religious leader obviously always takes center ...

The conclave also marks the first time that 15 countries will have representation, including Haiti, Cape Verde, Papua New Guinea, and South Sudan. This diversity underscores the church's efforts to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

The process of choosing a successor to the late Pope Francis, and shaping the future of the Catholic Church, has begun.

The papal conclave, the secretive process of selecting the next pope, is a pivotal event for the Catholic Church and beyond. As the world awaits the outcome, understanding the conclave's intricacies ...

The first ballot will be cast Wednesday evening (Vatican time), May 7, according to Vatican News. Voting will then happen four times daily over the following days, twice in the morning and twice in ...