Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next pontiff at the conclave.

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...

Catholic cardinals gather and sequester themselves in the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect a new pope.

Cardinal Arborelius said that, although he would appreciate a papal visit from Pope Leo XIV, he hopes that the new pope will ...

Catholic cardinal electors from six continents gathered Wednesday inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to select a new pope. After the first round of voting, black smoke ...

Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted employees a bonus of €500 ($568) for the election of each new pontiff, Italian media reported. The so-called conclave bonus was ...

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Pilgrims from the Philadelphia region mourned during the funeral of Pope Francis and celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV ...

As with any new papacy, a quick look at their first appointments and audiences inside the system offers at least a small ...

Thousands of workers will benefit from Pope Leo’s monetary gift including those who work in the Vatican’s bookstore, clothing ...

Pope Leo has returned to the tradition of awarding bonuses to Vatican employees for their work in the weeks following ...