For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

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

On Monday, 5th May 2025, at the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican, the staff involved in organising the conclave will take a ...

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. All the support staff for the cardinals who will ...

Shrouded in secrecy — that’s perhaps the most fitting description of the conclave that elects the next leader of the global ...

With conclave set for May 7, Church scholars say successor to Francis must balance legacy, heal rifts between reformists and ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Two cardinals, Michael Czerny and Chibly Langlois, sat down with ABC News to discuss the challenges facing the church that ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent priorities for Pope Francis' successor.

The cardinals of the Catholic Church have held their ninth in a series of near-daily meetings at the Vatican ahead of the ...