Etchings from the 16th and 17th centuries aimed at Rome’s tourist market stirred up interest in the conclave’s ceremonial ...

Pope Francis chose 149 of the current members of the college, most of whom will help choose his successor as cardinal ...

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the ...

As Catholic cardinals meet to choose a new pope, they will face a big question: Is it time, after three consecutive ...

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, France — considered a contender to be the next pope — has been jokingly referred to ...

No one knows who will be chosen as the next pope, but Raniero Mancinelli, a tailor in Rome, is preparing for any outcome.

Much of what you hear about who the next pope will be, spoken with enormous confidence by people in the know, is often ...

The conclave to elect the new pope begins on 7 May and while there are no officials candidates for the post, some cardinals ...

If you’re a fan of political thrillers, you may have already seen 2024’s “Conclave.” The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes, ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse demand the next pope adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of ...

Survivors of clerical abuse, experts in child protection and victim advocacy groups have collectively decried the presence of ...