Sistine Chapel, where they will vote in secret and silence, a process designed to be both contemplative and free from outside ...

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

The longest papal election in history was the conclave of 1268-1271 in Viterbo, Italy. It lasted for two years, nine months ...

VATICAN CITY, — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls for ...

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

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

Next Pope is ‘everybody’s guess’ before Cardinals gather for oath of secrecy and first vote - Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin ...

Following acceptance of his election, the new pope traditionally makes a prompt appearance on St Peter's Basilica's front ...

The cardinal leading the last mass before a conclave to elect a new pope urged his peers Wednesday to choose someone able to ...

(VATICAN CITY) -- The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commences on Wednesday, bringing cardinals from all over the world to select ...

During a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica before the start of the conclave and the first vote later that day in the Sistine ...

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes ...