The conclave to select the next pope will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to the Vatican. The date was confirmed Monday by papal spokesman Matteo Bruni following the April 21 death of Pope ...

With the death and funeral of Pope Francis comes the start of a sacred process of determining a successor that dates back many centuries. The papal conclave is private election held behind closed ...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) jokingly asked the conclave to “keep an open mind” about making President Trump the next pope. “I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of ...

“Personal holiness is very important for the next pope,” Cardinal John Ribat told reporters as he exited Tuesday morning’s General Congregation. “He must be someone open and controlling ...

As I sat among the more than 200,000 people who came to Rome to grieve the loss and celebrate the life of Pope Francis, one word kept running through my mind − mercy. I thought of the pope’s ...

The reign of Pope Francis is over, and as the Catholic Church mourns his death, it is also looking to the future. On Monday — two days after the pope's funeral — the Vatican confirmed that a ...

April 27, 2025 • As he prepares to enter the seclusion of a conclave to elect a new pope, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, reflects on diversity and sexual abuse in the ...

April 28 (UPI) --Cardinals of the Catholic Church present in Rome have announced the conclave to elect the 267th pope will begin in May. The Vatican reported Monday that, with the conclusion of ...

The cardinals will lock themselves inside the Sistine Chapel to begin the voting process just over two weeks after Pope Francis died of a stroke on Monday, April 21, at age 88. Vatican Media via ...

Doane has covered terrorist attacks and breaking news across Europe, traveled with Pope Francis as part of his coverage of the Vatican, and has reported on issues ranging from migration to climate ...