Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini is taking to his first conclave the same spirit that guided his decades-long front-line ministry ...

Right now, everything is secret,’ Madagascar Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana said. ‘It’s the moment for prayers right now.’ ...

Rome is bustling with jasmine blooming and tourists swarming. But behind closed doors, these are the days of dinner parties, coffee klatches and private meetings as cardinals in town to elect a ...

And then there's Bishop Robert Barron. Barred from the conclave because he lacks a red hat, Barron was summoned to the White ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost joins the conclave Wednesday to pick Pope Francis' successor. His rise in the faith began at a South ...

The influence of the Synod on Synodality for the conclave—and what the result of the conclave might mean for the future of synodality ...

There is no limit as to how long a conclave can last when electing a new Pope. One vote will be held on the first day of ...

Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida, Venezuela, arrives to attend a general congregation meeting of the College of ...

Far from the Sistine Chapel where cloistered cardinals will cast votes, people are placing bets on who will be chosen as the ...