It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

Workers are installing a stove for burning secret votes and the chimney that will billow smoke to announce the election of a ...

VATICAN CITY — "Conclave" the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, ...

On the morning of Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, The Vatican announced the death of the 266th Pope, Pope Francis. Aged 88, he died after a lengthy battle with respiratory illness.Born Jorge Mario ...

The Viterbo conclave, which lasted 1,006 days, was the longest papal election in history, sparking the creation of the term ...

Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle could become the first Asian pontiff, marking a historic moment for the church as it considers leadership beyond its mostly European traditions.

In a papal court, Pope Stephen VI accused the dead Formosus of perjury and of having acceded illegally to the papacy. At the end of the trial, Formosus was pronounced guilty and his papacy ...

VATICAN CITY — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a long-distance tangle over the Trump administration's migrant ...