Cardinals meeting ahead of the conclave also discussed Vatican finances and Cardinal Becciu’s withdrawal from the election of ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

Here's everything you need to know about a conclave, the secret, centuries-old process used to select a new pope.

A week before the conclave to choose a new pope opens, preparatory talks intensified Wednesday (Apr 30) as cardinals sounded ...

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

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who chaired the international commission investigating the authenticity of Medjugorje, has ...

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

The conclave process to elect the next pope is shrouded in secrecy. Here’s a visual guide to the ancient tradition.

Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two cardinal electors ...

As dean of the College of Cardinals, this is supposed to be Giovanni Battista Re's moment. There's just one problem: the ...

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

As the world’s most exclusive club prepares to elect the new pope, they face an immediate test of just how seriously they ...