More cardinals from more countries than ever will gather in the Sistine Chapel starting Wednesday to choose a new pope at a ...

While Pope Francis accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Cardinal Mario Grech comes from Malta, but is known to cardinals around the world for his role as the secretary general of an ...

As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals ...

Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali, the former archbishop of Philadelphia, is outside the age cutoff for the conclave to select ...

Vatican workers have installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the upcoming ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A conclave is the centuries-old election of a pope that derives its name from the Italian “con clave” ...

Rumors about pope frontrunner Pietro Parolin have been published this week on various news sites, and sexual abuse watchdogs ...

CITÉ DU VATICAN, Holy See (AFP) — Besides its masterpieces by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a makeover, ...

The image, shared Friday night on Trump's Truth Social site and later reposted by the White House on its official X account, ...

The cardinals will gather at St. Peter’s Basilica May 7 to celebrate a special Mass before gathering in the Sistine Chapel to ...