A new papal election — known as the conclave — is set to begin following Pope Francis' death. The method the Catholic Church uses to elect its leader has stayed almost the same for 800 years.

Pope approves canonization of Catholicism's first-ever millennial saint Pope Francis has formally signed off on the canonization of Carlo Acutis, who will become the first-ever saint from the ...

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For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Following the death or abdication of a pope, the Catholic Church's College of Cardinals meets at the Vatican to choose a new leader at a papal conclave. However, a papal conclave does not necessarily ...

Ivorian cardinal Ignace Bessi Dogbo (L) arrives for a congregation meeting at The Vatican, on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) The Sacred College of Cardinals will assemble in Vatican City ...

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican. Vatican Media/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted ...

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period. Approximately 5,000 staff working for the Roman Curia and state ...

After being appointed Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan went on to become one of the most influential leaders in the ...