In the pre-conclave Mass, senior cardinal Giovanni Battista Re prayed for the cardinal electors to be enlightened to choose “the Pope our ti...

Cardinals process into the Sistine Chapel as the conclave to elect the 266th successor to St. Peter, the 267th pope, begins on May 7, 2025....

In an ancient ritual held in the hallowed halls of the Sistine Chapel, Catholic cardinals have commenced the process of choosing a new pope,...

Daniel Ibáñez Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presides over Wednesday’s Mass for the Election of the Roma...

Once inside, they will pledge to maintain secrecy about what's about to transpire and to not allow any interference from outsiders to influe...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th pontif...

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors are set to choose a successor to Pope Francis, with the 2025 papal conclave about to begin.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals today began centuries-old ritu...

Courtney Mares/CNA Cardinals gather in St. Peter’s Basilica for the ‘Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice’ Mass on May 7, the day the conclave to...

VATICAN CITY: Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next h...

atican Media Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, gives the homily at the ‘Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice’ Mass...

FILE – Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, at the beginning of the conclave, April 18, 2005. (Osservatore Rom...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in st...

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 car...