Pope Leo XIV's inauguration: Date, time, venue, live stream, and top global leaders attending the historic Vatican ceremony.

Did you enjoy the papal conclave for its politicking, its gaudy hats and its general focus on peace and love, but think: “Instead of picking a pope, ...

Conclave begins today to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Here’s what time to watch for black or white smoke, how the process works, and where to stream it live.

A short list of the strangest ways people watched the action. A hot new high-stakes competition show went viral on the ...

The conclave to elect a new pope has begun, but how long will it last? Here's the longest and shortest a conclave has lasted in history.

Black smoke again poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, indicating that no pope has been elected yet.

The Vatican officially announced the papal conclave to elect a new pope begins on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, following the death of Pope Francis. The election takes place in the Sistine Chapel ...

Per Catholic doctrine, only baptized, Catholic males are allowed to be priests, who can then go on to be cardinals. Only male cardinals under the age of 80 can vote in a conclave, and only men are ...

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic ...

The day before the beginning of the Conclave, the twelfth and final General Congregation of Cardinals focuses on various ...

VATICAN CITY — As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes are on the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals have begun the secretive process known ...

But understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help explain some of their priorities as they open the conclave Wednesday to choose a new leader of the 1.4-billion strong Catholic Church ...