The chimney atop the Sistine Chapel has been installed ahead of the upcoming conclave that will elect the 267th Pope ...

The voting is highly choreographed and time-consuming to avoid any possibility of fraud or doubt about the results.

They don't have a vote in the election of a pope, but nearly 900 superiors of the world's female religious orders gathered in ...

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican has been prepared to host 133 cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to choose the ...

Inside the Sistine Chapel, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo reflects on unity and leadership as cardinals prepare to elect a new Pope.

Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call.

Of the 133 cardinals with the right to vote in this conclave, 108 were created by Pope Francis and therefore will be ...

The papal conclave in the modern era has resulted in a number of progressive popes playing various roles in shaping political ...

Pope Francis’s work on synodality could pave the way for a very different style of Church, with self-governing regional ...

The universal church is on full display during the waiting-for-white-smoke period. Watchers who gather at St. Peter's Square ...

The College of Cardinals celebrated the ninth and final Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on Sunday, May 4, the third Sunday of Easter.