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

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 no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

The conclave to pick a new pope begins May 7. Find a quick guide to that process, watch "Conclave" author Robert Harris ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

The conclave to select the successor to Pope Francis will begin Wednesday afternoon in Vatican City, where cardinals from around the world have gathered to take part in the mysterious process that has ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

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

Aveline, 66, was an ally of Francis. He hosted the pope in the Mediterranean port city in 2023 during the pontiff’s second ...

Even a perfunctory tweet from the Foreign Ministry was quickly deleted under pressure from far-right coalition members.