The Vatican has announced when the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin following the death of Pope Francis. Funeral ...

The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

The Vatican has announced when the conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin following the death of Pope Francis. Funeral ...

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

The cardinals present in Rome have agreed to begin the conclave on May 7th, 2025. They made the decision at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Synod Hall. The ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...