The Vatican is closing the Sistine Chapel to the public as part of its preparations for the conclave to elect the next pope ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor, delaying the ...

“He saved us,” Nader told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, after having experienced the terrible living ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

WABI spoke to Collins about her travels Monday. She described the experience as extraordinary, inspiring, and beautiful. She ...

A simplified papal funeral will make a fitting farewell for a pontiff who just three days after his surprise election ...

Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle are considered top contenders, according to The Associated ...

This conclave will feature one of the most geographically diverse fields, with 10 candidates coming from the U.S.

The age limit for electors was introduced by Pope Paul VI in the 1970s and was confirmed by Pope John Paul II’s 1996 ...

"We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a Church that is wrapped up in its own world," Pope Francis said shortly after ...

Catholic cardinals agreed on Monday to begin a conclave on May 7 to elect a new pope, and highlighted clerical sexual abuse ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...