The conclave to select the new pope will begin on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel after the passing ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world ...

Cardinals gather in Sistine Chapel to elect 267th pope after the death of Pope Francis, with process shrouded in secrecy and ...

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

Cardinal John Njue, 79, is eligible to join the other 133 cardinals, from 70 countries, who are gathering for the start of ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

A new pope could be chosen before the week is through as cardinals hold a conclave, and the name the new pontiff chooses could signal where he intends to take the church.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

Director Edward Berger's film arrives at a timely moment when the Vatican is in the process of choosing a new pope after the ...