The conclave, which will kick off on Wednesday, will be held behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel. It generally ...

At 80, Gracias won’t be participating in the conclave, but India has four cardinal-electors, and overall Asia counts 23, ...

Lubbock Bishop Robert Coerver hopes the 133 cardinals who will elect the new pope are already listening for guidance from the Holy Spirit in their decision.

The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.

For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in lands ...

As the College of Cardinals continues to discuss the church's most pressing issues before the conclave, the Pontifical ...

For Cardinal Juan García Rodríguez, the pre-conclave gatherings are not about orchestrated strategies or names whispered in ...

Simply, a conclave is the process by which the Catholic Church elects a new pope. Guided by detailed legislation and immersed in prayer, it combines transparent rules with strict secrecy behind the ...

As the Catholic Church elects a new pope, a cardinal reminded his fellow electors that true Christian leadership begins not ...

As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa ...

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

That discernment "is the process of the conclave," he said. "And that's very much where the prayer and the influence of the ...