On Wednesday, 7th May, the conclave will commence in the Sistine Chapel - the third in the 21st century. All cardinals who ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during this conclave, the most electors ever, with 108 of them being appointed by Pope ...

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The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and ...

Cardinals yesterday moved into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their ...

USA TODAY will stream coverage of the conclave on its YouTube channel, available here or at the embed below. The first day's livestream is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7 ...

Only cardinals under the age of 80, who are male and Catholic, are allowed to vote in the election of the new pontiff.

There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter's Square over the coming days to keep track of the ...

When Pope Francis took over the Vatican’s leadership in 2013, the church was marred by an unsettled sex abuse crisis that ...

The 2024 movie is proving a useful primer for clerics about to take part in the real thing to choose the next pope.

The papal conclave is a mystery to many. Here's what we know about the process of selecting a new leader for the Roman Catholic Church.

A cardinal (from the Latin "cardinalis" or principal) is a high dignitary of the Catholic Church chosen by the pope to assist ...