Here's how it works, a list of contenders to become the next pope and how many conclaves there have been in the last 100 ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope ...

From there, Parolin, as the most senior cardinal bishop, led the procession to the Sistine Chapel. An appeal to the Christian ...

The public got a moving first look at Pope Leo XIV. Just hours after Cardinal Robert Prevost was named the new head of the ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

During this time, with the camerlengo serving as the Vatican’s de facto administrator, the College of Cardinals keeps general oversight of the Church, but is not allowed to make any major decisions.

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and ...

Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next ...

New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who was part of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, left the Pontifical ...