The papal conclave, the secretive process of selecting the next pope, is a pivotal event for the Catholic Church and beyond. As the world awaits the outcome, understanding the conclave's intricacies ...

Simply put, a conclave is the assembly of cardinals that elects a pope. The word itself comes from the Latin "com" and ...

As cardinals deliberate behind closed doors in the Sistine Chapel to select a successor to Pope Francis, even artificial ...

Now that the 133 cardinal electors are ensconced in the Sistine Chapel to elect a successor to Pope Francis, some potential ...

On the first day of the conclave, cardinals took their oaths, heard a meditation from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, and cast ...

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, the Vatican says. The last pope to ...

One of America’s best-known prelates shared what he believes to be the qualities of some of the cardinals being mentioned as “papabile.” ...

Latin remains the official language of the Vatican, and there are many phrases that the wider world only hears around the ...

For those tuning in late, there will be a conclave starting Wednesday, May 7, to elect the new pope. My columns have focused ...

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday as cardinals sounded out ...