They seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the 2,000-year-old church credible and relevant ...

The conclave has been the tried and tested method to select the Pope since 1276 and will see 133 cardinal electors enter the ...

The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

The closed-door conclave to elect a new pope following Pope Francis's death will begin on May 7, 2025-a crucial moment for ...

Ahead of the conclave to elect the next Pope, cardinals take centre stage. Called the Princes of the Church, they are at the ...

Conclaves typically span several days, with multiple rounds of voting, before a candidate secures the necessary two-thirds majority to become pope.

Speculation grows over who will be named new Pope while cardinals gather for secret election - Italian Cardinal Pietro ...

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

When Pope Francis took over the Vatican’s leadership in 2013, the church was marred by an unsettled sex abuse crisis that ...