The eyes of the globe are on the Vatican as the conclave to elect the next pope is about to begin, and New York's Timothy ...

The College of Cardinals held its 12th general congregation on Tuesday, where Pope Francis’ ring fisherman’s ring was officially destroyed.

The Vatican is streaming live views of St. Peter's Square on its YouTube channel, NBC offers a "smoke cam" and CNN created a 3D visualization.

Dozens gathered for Mass on Tuesday morning at the Archdiocese of Boston’s pastoral center to reflect on Pope Francis’ legacy ...

Watch a live feed of the Sistine Chapel's chimney as the conclave of Catholic cardinals meets in Vatican City to choose the next pope. When the new pope is chosen, white smoke will pour out from the ...

Papal conclave will begin on Wednesday, May 7. Among the top candidates is Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines.

Online betting-prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi started taking bets on who will succeed Pope Francis within hours of his April 21 death, raking in a combined $17 million and ...

The papacy is not the presidency. The conclave is not a campaign. Understanding the future of the Catholic Church requires ...

Cardinals told RNS they now have a better sense of each other, despite having had little familiarity before the general congregations — the last of which was Tuesday (May 6).

As the world prepares for the papal conclave, many are speculating about the potential for a historic moment: Could a ...

Over 130 voting cardinals must decide whether to continue in the direction of Francis or elect a pope likely to choose a more traditional path.

There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.