Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

The College of Cardinals continues to prepare for the upcoming conclave to elect the next pope, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...

On Friday, the day before the pope’s funeral, flight searches on Expedia for Rome for the dates of May 5-14 were up more than ...

Cardinals have talked about Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, as someone who could have a steady, ...

The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...

With just four days to go until the conclave to elect a new pope begins, cardinals are addressing a variety of challenges the next pontiff will have to face, and are calling broadly for more clarity, ...

The famous chimney that will signify to the world the election of a new pope has been installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave next week. Vatican firefighters were seen fixing ...