Languages: English. Confusion surrounding the birthdate of Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, a conservative cardinal from Burkina Faso, may cost him his spot at the upcoming papal conclave. Only cardinals ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

At private dinners and at formal gatherings of cardinals, talk among church leaders of who will next lead the church has certainly already begun.

Vatican firefighters were seen on the roof of the Sistine Chapel installing the chimney, a key moment in the preparation for the May 7 conclave. After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, ...

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White smoke from the simple, skinny copper pipe placed by Vatican firefighters will signal the selection of a new Pope.

The papal smoke signals are ready. Vatican workers on Friday hoisted a chimney onto the roof of the Sistine Chapel, which ...