Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here’s what to know.

While an African pope would be a historically stunning development, just one of the drawbacks is that no African cardinal holds a major office in the Vatican.

Get the latest updates from the 2025 Papal Conclave as cardinals cast their votes inside the Sistine Chapel to elect the next ...

Cardinals will meet in the Vatican next week to start the process of electing a new Pope. On Saturday (April 26) Pope Francis was laid to rest at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica following a funeral in ...

Before they vote, they swear an oath to vote based on the guidance of the holy spirit, not their own personal opinions.

All eyes are on the as the conclave begins on Wednesday as more than 130 Catholic cardinals come together behind the locked ...

One hundred thirty-three cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a morning Mass on Wednesday before opening the most geographically diverse conclave ...

While a pope can be elected on the first vote it has not happened in centuries. The last three conclaves, held in 2013, 2005 ...

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According to the author of 'Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy', the cardinals will take into account factors such as ...

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York has some tips for first-timers taking part in the sometimes lengthy process of choosing ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...