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The Room of Tears is just a few feet away from the Sistine Chapel, where the monumental decision of the... Read more
The proportion of cardinal electors from Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and countries in... Read more
Here is the full text of the homily from Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, delivered at the sixth Novendiales Mass on... Read more
Follow here for live updates of the latest news regarding the upcoming papal conclave. Read more
The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start... Read more
Monsignor Roger Landry encouraged Catholics to pray for the cardinals in a video message from St. Peter’s Square on Monday. Read more
Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be... Read more
The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church... Read more
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) look at what “Conclave” gets wrong — and gets right — about the process of electing a... Read more
The former deputy Vatican secretary of state told Italian media as he left his native Sardinia for Rome on April... Read more
A highly regulated process has now begun that will see Pope Francis’ earthly body laid to rest and a conclave... Read more
At the first general congregation of cardinals in Rome on Tuesday, the estimated 60 cardinals in attendance chose the date... Read more
Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for just over 12 years as its first Latin American pontiff, has died... Read more
The Catholic Church has entered a year of sweeping changes in the Roman Curia and cardinalate both at the Vatican... Read more
While he has appointed 78% of electors, factors including limited gatherings and logistical challenges suggest the next conclave’s outcome remains... Read more
“If a conclave happens very soon, I think what we need is somebody to succeed the policy of Pope Francis,”... Read more
Cardinal Kurt Koch said in a recent interview that a conclave “is not a political thing, but a prayer” and... Read more
An anonymous cardinal offers seven suggested tasks for the next successor of St. Peter. Read more
Reports said Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda had been tasked by Pope Francis with drafting revisions to conclaves. Read more