Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, delivered this homily at the "Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice" ...

Francis’ successor will be selected by cardinals at the conclave that began on May 7. Cardinals, known as the “princes of the ...

During a Papal Conclave, the world will be watching for white or black smoke from the Vatican's chimney. Here's what it means ...

For these next days of waiting, first and foremost for the cardinals in conclave and then also for all of us: Come, Holy ...

Who are the contenders to be pope? They include a street priest, a missionary and a Lutheran convertWanted: A holy man.Job ...

In his Roman Triptych, Pope John Paul II expressed the hope that during the hours of voting on this weighty decision, ...

From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual ...

In a Mass celebrated prior to the start of the conclave Wednesday in Rome to elect the next pope, one of the most senior ...

This, then — love it or leave it — is what popes are for, according to the Catechism: keeping the bishops in step, keeping ...

A senior cardinal has urged the cardinals voting in a conclave to elect a pope who prizes unity in diversity, and puts personal interests aside.Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean ...