After mourning Pope Francis, more than 130 cardinals have gathered to take part in the conclave to pick a new pope.

Cardinals from five continents held a final mass in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Wednesday before sealing themselves ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 Catholic cardinals are beginning the ...

The voting process to elect the pope has its own dynamics, and understanding how it has worked over the past century provides ...

Catholic cardinals will sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the ...

Cardinals attend final Mass at St Peter's Basilica before electing next pope - The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

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

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The Mass precedes the secretive and ritual-filled process to find a new leader of the Catholic Church following the novel ...

Follow live coverage as Catholic cardinals elect the next Pope in the highly secretive conclave to lead the Vatican following ...

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