Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

When a new pope is chosen, a different combination is used to create white smoke, the traditional signal that “Habemus Papam” ...

As cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel this morning, there are a number of reasons why the second day of voting in a papal ...

THROUGH UNTRUETomorrow is election day. At times, I find myself wishing our elections resembled the papal conclave.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday backed a proposed unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the ...

The 2025 papal conclave is underway. Who will be the new pope when the white smoke settles? Who is the odds-on favorite? Are ...

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

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 ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began strategising and negotiating even before a pontiff died.

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The ...

Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope have entered the Sistine Chapel to begin voting on Wednesday (May 7), ...

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.