There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

In Rome, the Cardinals are gathering for the final time before electing the New Pope. Meetings at the Vatican have been ...

Since 1914, white smoke has indicated the election of a new pope. A stereotypical association of the colour of the smoke – ...

When the conclave's cardinals finish casting their ballots under Michelangelo's frescoed ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the ...

On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

Father Kunst of St. James Parish in Duluth has been to Rome many times, leading tours. But this time, it just happens to also ...

Cardinal Francis Leo walks along St. Peters square, at the Vatican, Monday, May 5, 2025, after attending the General ...

All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope.

With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

The Sistine Chapel is ready for the papal conclave. Front-runners such as Parolin and Tagle are losing momentum amid a divided College of Cardinals.

When a new pope is selected, the Vatican will release white smoke into the air. Wooward says it was a tragedy to lose Pope Francis, and the Catholic Diocese of Jackson is praying a new pope is chosen ...

The 133 cardinal electors will begin the process of choosing the new pope when the conclave begins in the Sistine Chapel on ...