The conclave to select the next pope has begun after Catholic cardinals from across the world filed into the Sistine Chapel ...

At this early stage of Leo XIV’s pontificate, the text is a “must read” for Catholics. Here are three notable takeaways.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

It adds that after a pope has died, “the College of Cardinals cannot readmit or rehabilitate them.” There has never been any ...

From there, Parolin, as the most senior cardinal bishop, led the procession to the Sistine Chapel. An appeal to the Christian ...

The Vatican said black smoke could be expected to come out of the Sistine Chapel chimney around 7 p.m., signaling a first ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

During this time, with the camerlengo serving as the Vatican’s de facto administrator, the College of Cardinals keeps general oversight of the Church, but is not allowed to make any major decisions.

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic ...

New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who was part of the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis, left the Pontifical ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...