The pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia, and warnings that he could be significantly diminished, have accelerated ...

March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into ...

There’s only so much that can be said about two innings of work in the first start of spring, but, if possible, it felt ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, and Chicago-born Cardinals Robert Prevost and Wilton Gregory would be part ...

Wednesday, March 6, the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts will unveil its new ...

The museum, located on the campus of William & Mary, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, Sunday from noon to ...

A rare collection of sketches by Michelangelo, made in preparation for painting the Vatican's Sistine Chapel ceiling, is on ...

After a mourning period of two to three weeks, the College of Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. On the first day of the papal conclave, one ballot is taken ...

Following the mass, the cardinals then proceed to the Sistine Chapel and take an oath of secrecy before the doors are shut. The Sistine Chapel has been used for the special meeting since 1858.

Only those under age 80 may participate in the secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel. Four rounds of voting take place every day until a candidate receives a majority of two-thirds of the vote.