The Vatican has confirmed when the conclave to elect the next pope will commence. A total of 135 cardinals are eligible to ...

The conclave will take place in the nearby Sistine Chapel, a popular tourist spot that was closed to the public Monday and ...

Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, ...

Students at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School honored Pope Francis following his death as they considered how his ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

It's time for papal predictions, but prediction markets and AI models aren't landing on the same name. Who's accurately ...

What happens when a pope dies or resigns? How does a papal conclave work? What can we expect from a new pope?

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, ...