While I am—to put it generously—a lapsed Catholic, those close to me know that I remain enthralled by the spectacle of a ...

The world today looks to the small chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel for the most symbolic indication in Catholicism.After ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old ...

Wednesday morning, the College of Cardinals gathered at the Vatican to begin the process of selecting a new pontiff.

Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves ...

Many of the cardinals participating were appointed by Pope Francis and have never experienced a conclave for themselves.

France has responded to Italian media reports alleging that French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to get a French pope ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to ...

Cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican Wednesday to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis.

Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process ...

Cardinals arrived at the Vatican Wednesday for the first day of the conclave which will elect a new pope. Catholic cardinals ...