Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that begins on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of ...

The 133 red-robed cardinals made a solemn procession into the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Wednesday to begin a first ...

Who will be the next pope? 133 cardinals have started the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope ...

Tourists who have booked to visit Rome in the coming weeks will experience the city during a rare historical moment.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Roman Catholic cardinals from across the globe have entered the Sistine Chapel to choose a new pope, who will set the moral ...

Fiorello Maffei, a 58-year-old who lives in London, returned to Italy for the now postponed canonisation of Carlo, a Londoner ...

The potential influence of the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics attracts the attention of the secular world as well.

All of the 133 cardinals expected to take part in the secret conclave to elect a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican ...

The South Korean cardinal is one of the most likely candidates to succeed Pope Francis as head of the Vatican.

While there has been much speculation as to the frontrunners, one expert described this conclave as “totally unpredictable” ...

Cardinals are locking themselves away to kick off the centuries-old conclave and begin choosing Pope Francis' successor.