Edward Berger's Oscar-winning film 'Conclave' has re-entered the cultural conversation following Pope Francis' death. The 2024 film feels prescient considering the upcoming conclave – something ...

Cardinal Arborelius said that, although he would appreciate a papal visit from Pope Leo XIV, he hopes that the new pope will be able to visit Catholics in the neighboring countries of Scandinavia.

But Conclave would amount to nothing more than the proverbial grain of sand if it didn’t star Fiennes as beleaguered Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals.

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting. For much of the past century, it has taken between three and 14 ballots to find ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected May 8, making Aug. 16 the 100th day since he stepped out onto the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica ...

The "Princes of the Church" began a pre-conclave mass in St Peter's Basilica at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), presided over by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re.

There was not a 'dry eye in the house' at the Sistine Chapel the moment when former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the next pope, with the 115 cardinals meeting for the conclave ...

Members of the College of Cardinals, appointed by a pope, are the only people that can choose the new head of the nearly 1.4 billion-member Roman Catholic Church.

Cardinal Ángel Sixto Rossi of Córdoba, Argentina, speaks to reporters while approaching the Petriano entrance into the Vatican for the fifth general congregation meeting of cardinals April 28, 2025.

Cardinals of the conclave have been burning ballots since at least 1417, according to the professor, but it wasn't until the 18th century that the Sistine Chapel had its first chimney installed.

Of the 252 cardinals, who form the top echelon of the Catholic Church, only those aged under 80 vote for a new pope in the conclave. So 117 of them will not be present in the Sistine Chapel.