Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

Some critics believe that an Italian Pope could buck this trend, marking a return to a more "Roman" and less synodal Church.

Angelo Becciu, the Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tuesday he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new pope that will be held in the Sistine ...

During the meeting, approximately 20 cardinals delivered addresses on “themes of particular relevance for the future of the ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new ...

What happens during the interregnum period? Tom Reese, S.J., explains the time between one pope's death and the succession of ...

The upcoming conclave will be directed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the next eligible most senior cardinal bishop and the Vatican’s secretary of state.

The Vatican on Monday set the date for the Papal conclave amid some drama over whether a convicted cardinal will be able to ...

The late pope sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization in 2021 calling her “a great female ...

The dispute over his eligibility to vote threatened to undermine the integrity and legitimacy of the papal election.

The U.S. president wore a blue suit, blue tie and American flag lapel pin to the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025.