For this conclave these kingmakers are said to include Timothy Dolan, the conservative archbishop of New York; Jean-Claude ...

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 two are passing through Rome on vacation and will continue to southern Italy. But they are practicing Catholics and were ...

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.

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

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 ...