The cardinals of the Catholic Church have held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican ahead of the ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will forever now be known as Pope Leo XIV. At 69 years old, he is seven years younger ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

The contender whose odds have waxed and waned most since the death of Pope Francis last month is Cardinal Pietro Parolin (70) ...

Down at the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican residence/B&B, they are almost already. Regular and passing residents have been ...

Roman Catholic cardinals have begun the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis", or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist him in his government. The main dicasteries -- the Holy See ...

Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8), signalling that the cardinals locked in a ...

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Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, cardinals are meeting for a second day to elect his successor. The ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...