Officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave take the oath of secrecy, ensuring the integrity of the process to ...

The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

On May 7, 2025, the cardinal electors—those under the age of 80—will enter conclave to choose the next pope and successor to ...

The drama and intrigue of a modern papal election can be movie-worthy, but the level of skulduggery these days is modest compared with past centuries.

At precisely 3 PM yesterday, in the Pauline Chapel, an elevator operator of the Apostolic Palace placed his hand on the ...

It was the mounting rage of citizens in Viterbo, a small town north of Rome, that ended the longest papal election in the ...

On Monday, 5 May, at 5.30pm, in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, officials and staff involved in the upcoming Conclave took the oath of secrecy, as stipulated by the apostolic constitution ...

On Saturday night, I was experiencing a kind of conclave of my own. I was attending a bachelorette party for one of my ...

The papal conclave will take place as usual in the hallowed space of the Sistine Chapel. What is the history of this famous ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter’s Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope’s election will play out in the ...

Cardinals electing Pope Francis's successor will have an easier time than many of their predecessors, who endured spartan ...

From the Sistine Chapel to St Peter's Square, locations in the Vatican where the new pope's election will play out in the ...