VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...

Phone signals in Vatican City will be cut throughout the duration of the conclave, with one small exception Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Since the last conclave in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some ...

VATICAN CITY — As more than a billion Catholics ... where 133 cardinals have begun the secretive process known as a conclave. Throughout the week, pilgrims and journalists have flocked to ...

Zuppi was Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine and works closely with the Community of St. Egidio. He was considered a favorite to ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the secret voting for two days so they can get to know one ...

the Vatican City State administration said. As tradition dictates, all windows in the conclave zone are darkened to guarantee privacy. Nearly 80 access points around the perimeter are sealed with ...

When Pope Francis died, questions about his successor were all over the news. Every Catholic waited with bated breath on who the new head of the Catholic Church will be. The names of Asians and ...

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with NHK.

Thousands of workers will benefit from Pope Leo’s monetary gift including those who work in the Vatican’s bookstore, clothing stores, gas stations, and post office, along with the Holy See’s other lay ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...