If Roman Catholic cardinals have not picked a new pope by day three of next week's conclave, then things are not going to ...

The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in ...

After every round of voting during a conclave, the ballots are burned with chemicals in a process that enables the cardinals ...

As members of the College of Cardinals prepare for the conclave, they face a profound choice: Build on the late pope’s ...

The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal ...

Several cardinals have spoken with an American media outlet to register their dissatisfaction with some of what has been said ...

5. Prayer is a work of mercy. Praying for the living and the dead is a spiritual work of mercy. When we pray for the cardinal ...

The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.

The cardinals will gather for the conclave starting May 7. Special TV broadcasts are planned for the start of the papal ...

In the week leading up to the conclave, the cardinals continue to meet at the Vatican to get to know each other and outline ...