The Vatican has announced a date to begin the conclave. The College of Cardinals will begin the secretive voting process of choosing Pope Francis' successor on Wednesday, May 7, according to ...

The Vatican said more than 180 participated in the fifth informal meeting in Rome on Monday. A smaller group of 135, known as the College of Cardinals, is eligible to elect a new pope. THIS IS A ...

John Allen: Now, often cardinals do file into the Sistine Chapel with a fairly strong sense for whom they intend to cast their vote. I mean, bear in mind the last two conclaves, that is the ...

The Chicago-born pope’s gesture of gratitude in the Sistine Chapel came just hours after he was selected by the cardinals on the second day of the conclave. The footage shows Pope Leo XIV ...

His papacy also saw Asia's representation in the College of Cardinals grow to 17%, with 23 electors — second only to Europe. At least 70 countries now have elector cardinals, the Vatican says ...

the process to choose a new pope will begin after a period of mourning and Francis’ funeral Mass at the Vatican. The group that will select a new pope is the College of Cardinals. What is a ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS ... Vatican observers has fastened on a comment by the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, asking whether he may have tipped his hand about ...

During this time, with the camerlengo serving as the Vatican’s de facto administrator, the College of Cardinals keeps general oversight of the Church, but is not allowed to make any major decisions.

Keeping secrets is sacrosanct in the Vatican; in the conclave, it’s canon. As the College of Cardinals goes behind closed doors Wednesday in Vatican City for the papal conclave, the world will ...

Cardinals look on as the body of Pope Francis is transferred into the Basilica at St Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday. The College of Cardinals is preparing for a conclave to elect the ...