The conclave consists of Cardinals from around the world gathering together at the Sistine Chapel for a closed-door meeting to decide the next leader of the Catholic church.

A seasoned diplomat who worked with Pope Francis for 12 years, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is well-known in Rome and abroad, and ...

The decision was made during a closed-door meeting of the College of Cardinals and announced at a media briefing at the ...

St. John Paul II called Faustina’s canonization and Divine Mercy Sunday the happiest day of his life — a summit moment of his ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once a powerful Vatican official, has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a new pope. The Vatican’s criminal court convicted Becciu in 2023 of ...

Archbishop Etienne of the Archdiocese of Seattle led a special Requiem Mass at St. James to honor the pontiff. After the service, he told KOMO News that there are a number of Pope Francis' priorities ...

Ahead of the papal conclave, which starts on May 7 to select the next head of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal of Baghdad ...

President Donald Trump filled his first 100 days back in office with the same relentless lying and inaccuracy that was a hallmark of his first presidency and his 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns.

Cardinal Angelo Becciu was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for embezzlement but insists he's innocent.

Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the ...

President Donald Trump joked to the media that he'd "like to be pope" while adding that he does not have a preference for who ...

Monsignor Roger Landry encouraged Catholics to pray for the cardinals in a video message from St. Peter’s Square on Monday.