Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

St Peter Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, bringing an end to his 12-year pontificate.

Cleaners and cooks. Doctors and nurses. Even drivers and elevator operators. The support staff for the cardinals who will ...

The United States is the home country of 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope of the Catholic Church.

The oath of secrecy, as stipulated by the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, took place in the Pauline Chapel ...

Vatican technicians are securing what on Wednesday will arguably become the world's most beautiful bunker, making sure that ...

Catholic cardinals are set to gather for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on ...

As GBH’s Esteban Bustillos reports, the only people who can participate are cardinals under the age of 80. Cardinal Seán ...

On the morning of May 7 the conclave will commence, with all the cardinals present, with the Holy Mass for the Election of ...

The cardinals will take their oaths in the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, before they cast their first ballots. The conclave is ...

More than 130 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to elect the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff after Pope Francis' death.