The cardinals, during the 10th congregation of cardinals, discussed that the next Pope must be aware of current events, close ...

Cardinals held the Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass (Latin: For the Election of the Roman Pontiff) — the final liturgical celebration before the conclave.

The 133 cardinals will remain within the Sistine Chapel and its adjoining buildings in total seclusion until they choose from among themselves the next pope.

When voting gets under way, on that altar will be a large chalice into which each cardinal in turn will place his ballot ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

Another papabile (the word means a person considered able to be pope) on everyone’s shortlist is Filipino Luis Antonio Gokim ...

This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

At Mass before the conclave, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the church needs.

At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose ...

Some five hours after the opening Mass, the cardinals were to process into the Sistine Chapel, swear an oath to uphold the ...

Cardinals have wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings before they enter the conclave to elect a new pope. They are trying to ...