Tens of thousands of travellers have descended on the city for the funeral of Pope Francis and the election of a new pontiff.

Hype has been building on social media around the Catholic Church’s secretive, centuries-old tradition of conclaves to elect ...

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Donald Trump gave clarification over an AI-generated photo of himself in a papal costume that was posted to his Truth Social ...

The priorities that will determine how cardinals vote in the conclave - The 133 cardinals seem fundamentally united in ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more ...

All mobile phone signal will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope. That’s more than any ...

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

The selection process for a new Pope will formally begin tomorrow, and the top contenders all have one thing in common – they ...

Cardinals say the primary task facing them when the conclave opens Wednesday is to find a pope who can be both a pastor and a ...