A total of 135 cardinals from across the world, all below the age of 80, are eligible to take part in the secret vote.

Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader ...

The ancient process for selecting a new leader for the Catholic Church is shrouded in secrecy, but a look at the people who ...

Roman Catholic cardinals will meet in a secret conclave to elect the new leader of the global Church starting from 7 May, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.

A theme of early meetings is the tension between diversity and unity, which have become shorthand for cardinals to signal ...

Catholic cardinals will assemble for the election of the next leader of the church on May 7, after the funeral of Pope ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

Many cardinals cited the desire to continue Francis’ pastoral focus on people who are marginalized and against war.

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

The cardinals present in Rome have agreed to begin the conclave on May 7th, 2025. They made the decision at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican’s Synod Hall. The ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...