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

As cardinals prepare to enter the Sistine Chapel in a few days to elect a new pope, they are engaged in intense discussions ...

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

How long will the upcoming papal conclave take? Likely not that long, according to one Cardinal, who is personally hoping for ...

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 ...

On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...

The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

As cardinals gather to elect a new pope, ancient customs collide with TikTok trends, viral memes and a new era of digital ...