It’s really cool because when I was, I think I was like 5 when Pope Francis was elected so I don’t really remember it, so ...

When the doors of the Sistine Chapel are locked for the papal conclave today (May 7, 2025), the cardinal electors will step ...

NCR analyzed the biographies, background, articles, speeches, homilies and media interviews of members of the College of ...

The Sistine Chapel was decked out to host a papal election Tuesday as cardinals from around the globe moved into a Vatican ...

With the beginning of the Papal Conclave on May 7, 1.4 billion Catholics across the world are waiting to see who the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church will be.

Once upon a time, we used to force cardinals into a crumbling old building, without toilets, walls or even much food — all the better to speed things along.

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso was ruled out as an elector on Jan. 25 of this year, the day he turned 80, according to the yearbook. But that birthday was fake.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The world is about to witness one of the most ancient and secretive of all meetings: the Papal ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...