Here's what you need to know about how a pope is chosen. What is a conclave? A conclave is a meeting of the College of ...

In a College of Cardinals that is the most geographically diverse in centuries, name tags help, said cardinals gathering to ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

Pope Francis appointed a significant number of cardinals from the Global South. Among the 135 cardinals currently eligible to ...

Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed during an ...

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

The next pope needs to continue the path set by Pope Francis: Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and ...

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula and Pablo Virgilio David are among the 135 cardinal-electors who will convene ...

Three of the youngest cardinals who will take part in the Conclave: Americo Manuel (51), from Portugal; Cardenal Mykola (45), ...

The papal conclave will be influenced by Pope Francis, whose picks to the College of Cardinals increased its geographic ...

The cardinals set the date after arriving for the first day of informal meetings following Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday.