In closed-door sessions called congregations, cardinals have given 70 speeches to their brethren. The conclave is likely to ...

Some see the byword as a rallying call in a conservative campaign to reverse Francis’ push for a more inclusive church.

Even from his hospital bed, Pope Francis continued his near-daily video calls in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of ...

NPR secured one of the last public tours of the Sistine Chapel before it closes for the Catholic Church's upcoming conclave to select the next pope.

As they entered the Vatican to partic­ipate in a series of meetings leading up to the election of Pope Francis’ successor, several cardinals spoke to the media, emphasising that they are still ...

Once the conclave begins, cardinals will vote twice in the morning and twice in the evening until they make a selection.

The conclave is a time-honored process conducted in secrecy behind the locked doors of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The cardinals eligible to vote for the new pope will gather in the coming weeks and enter seclusion to secretly vote for the new bishop of Rome.

With the death of Pope Francis, attention now turns to the selection of his successor. The next pope will be chosen in what is called a “conclave,” a Latin word meaning “a room that can be locked up,” ...

Following Pope Francis's passing at 88, cardinals worldwide are gathering in Rome to elect his successor. These high-ranking ...

The pope’s outdoor funeral is attended by nearly a quarter-million people, including invited guests representing The Church ...