Whether chomping on local fare such as pasta carbonara or veal cutlets wrapped in ham, Catholic cardinals, who are meeting in ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...

The date was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding informal meetings Monday to work out church business following the ...

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church ...

There are no official candidates for the papacy, but some cardinals are considered “papabile,” or possessing the ...

Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP ...

CNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to tallk the latest from the Federal Reserve. Lawmakers give their final ...

By Jason Horowitz Reporting from Vatican City Even before Pope Francis was entombed in a Rome basilica on Saturday, conservative cardinals who felt his pontificate was a divisive disaster that ...

The exact number varies, but there are currently 135 cardinal electors eligible to convene at the Vatican from around the world to choose the successor to Pope Francis. At least one, Italian ...

The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...