The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.

Black smoke was seen over the Vatican on Wednesday, May 7, indicating no decision had been reached yet in the election for a ...

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo led the Sioux City diocese as bishop for six years during the early 2000s. The 75-year-old is ...

One hundred thirty three cardinals will gather again on Thursday under the vaulted ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, which are ...

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

According to Politico, the 2024 thriller has been a “helpful research tool” for clerics to learn about how the process works.

Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

From Rome, where he is participating as a cardinal elector, the archbishop of Bogotá explained how the College of Cardinals ...

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

The cardinals held their last day of pre-conclave meetings Tuesday morning during which Francis’ fisherman’s ring and his ...