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

Although they come from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinal electors seem fundamentally united in insisting that they ...

He eased rules on annulments and remarriage within the church and allowed priests to bless same-sex marriages. Some Catholics ...

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

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

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

An ancient ritual, steeped in tradition and shrouded in secrecy, begins in the Sistine Chapel today. So what can we expect?

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.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

The doors of Rome's Sistine Chapel officially lock tomorrow morning as the conclave selects a new pope. 135 cardinals from around the world will vote on a successor to Pope Francis, who was laid to ...

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.

May the next pope walk the path Francis helped illuminate—with humility, courage, and the conviction that faith must always serve justice.