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

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

"The first challenge for the next pope, as for any pope, is to be a vital, credible, compelling witness to Jesus Christ in ...

Two cardinal electors will miss the conclave to elect the next pope from 7 May for health reasons , the director of the Vatican press office announced on April 29, 2025, bringing the ... presented an ...

The qualities experts say we need in a new pope range from a unifier, to a reformer to being a disciple of Christ.

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the second day of the conclave. His papal ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

Should the Catholic Church welcome gay families? Should it welcome women at the altar? As 133 cardinals prepare for the 2025 ...

There are about 1.4 billion Catholics in the world, so the selection of a new religious leader obviously always takes center ...

The conclave also marks the first time that 15 countries will have representation, including Haiti, Cape Verde, Papua New Guinea, and South Sudan. This diversity underscores the church's efforts to ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...