The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

At the end of the Mass, the cardinals and congregation sang the Regina Caeli, the traditional Easter hymn to the Blessed ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts ...

According to Politico, the 2024 thriller has been a “helpful research tool” for clerics to learn about how the process works.

Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

Over the course of 12 general congregations before the conclave, the cardinals discussed key challenges facing the Church.

Black smoke was seen over the Vatican on Wednesday, May 7, indicating no decision had been reached yet in the election for a new pope.

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the ...

The Catholic has ushered in a new era following the election of a new pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was announced to the world from ...

The 133 cardinals tasked with electing the next leader of the Catholic Church had their first vote on Wednesday.