People watch a screen in St .Peter's Square showing cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel, on the first day of the conclave to elect the next pope, at the Vatican, May 7, 2025.

The conclave is scheduled to start on March 12 inside the Sistine Chapel and will be attended by 115 cardinals as they vote to select the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.

It's been 100 days since Pope Leo XIV's election. In that short span, we have learned a lot about his plans and priorities.

During the voting process, which takes place in the Sistine chapel, cardinals will write down the name of their vote for the next Pope, and then place those votes in a sealed container.

I N MAY WHITE smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel indicating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV. He succeeded Pope Francis, who had spent more than a decade promoting a ...

Pope Leo XIV has addressed the opportunities and challenges of AI often, leading many to think he will write in an encyclical ...