More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday began centuries-old rituals to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the conclave to elect a new pope began ... fastened on a comment by the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, asking whether he may have ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

In the days leading up to the conclave to elect the next pope, the College of Cardinals gathered for 12 general congregations at the Vatican to reflect on the state of the Church and the many ...

At the Mass for the election of a new pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals made “a strong call to maintain the unity of the Church” ahead of the conclave on Wednesday, urging the ...

The plume came a full 90 minutes past the time the College of Cardinals was set to wrap voting on day one of the conclave. As the afternoon’s proceedings began, a Vatican official declared ...

The College of Cardinals report is freely available online but has also been produced as a large format book. One retired cardinal, not eligible to take part in conclave, told CNN he had received ...

From Rome, where he is participating as a cardinal elector, the archbishop of Bogotá explained how the College of Cardinals is experiencing the days before the conclave.

Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...

In this conclave, that means 89 ballots — a grueling goal to reach amid a college so divided on matters spiritual and temporal. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State under Pope ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At Mass before the conclave that will elect the next pope, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the church and all of humanity need ...