After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

The upcoming papal conclave is scheduled to commence on May 7. The College of Cardinals are set to gather in Vatican City to ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...

In the wake of Pope Francis's death, U.S. President Donald Trump jokingly told reporters outside of the White House, "I'd like to be Pope." MAGA supporters went wild over the idea, including U.S. Sen ...

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

COMMENTARY: Ecclesiology, not just personality, is at stake in this conclave. A new pope must resist false reform rooted in ...

The 35-year-old law bars adult children and their parents from suing for wrongful death caused by medical malpractice. A diver on an expedition off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, captured ...

The French president held a series of meetings with cardinals and other Church officials while in the Italian capital last ...

Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the ...