Papal conclave ballots have been burned to maintain secrecy for centuries. Ballot smoke has been used to announce a decision ...

The College of Cardinals will meet beginning Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to vote in a papal conclave -- a secret ballot where two ...

Before the closed-door conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, Catholic cardinals have gathered in the Vatican for a final ...

While the next pope is almost certainly well-known already in Vatican City, the rest of the world should prepare to be ...

Rare behind-the-scenes images taken at a film studio during World War Two have been released. To mark the 80th anniversary of ...

Look for the star: You can tell if your state-issued ID is compliant because it will have a gold or black star, or a gold or ...

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

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls ...

Cardinals are meeting in Vatican City to choose a new leader for the Catholic Church. This follows the death of Pope Francis.

Chaput may assert the pope was "inadequate to the real issues," but the truth is that Francis was challenging to those more ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the liturgy, underlining the ...

As the Conclave begins preparation to elect a new Catholic pontiff, four names have emerged as likely contenders to become ...