Pope Francis died at the age of 88 in April 2025, and many will now wonder who will succeed him in the Vatican ...

Cardinals entered St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope.

Cardinals have entered St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next ...

The papal conclave begins May 7. Here's how cardinals choose the next pope, what to expect and how secretive the process is.

Catholic cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for their closed-door conclave to elect the next supreme pontiff following ...

The Catholic Church will soon begin the highly choreographed process of choosing its new leader following the death of Pope ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21. Voting will ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

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 ...

For centuries, the head of the Roman Catholic Church has been chosen through what’s known as a papal conclave. The ...

Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope, opening the most geographically ...