"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

The conclave to elect a new pope will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

The next pope should instead be a man who models mutual respect, intellectual humility and a spirit of wonder at God’s ...

A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world who flocked to Vatican City to pay their ...

With the news that Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, the day after Easter, faith leaders from across the country shared ...

Black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals no pope was elected after the first vote, as 133 cardinals begin the most diverse conclave in Catholic Church history to choose Francis’ successor.

Among those secluded at the Sistine Chapel and its environs during the papal conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...