Cardinals have no contact with the outside world after the master of liturgical ceremonies utters the words “Extra Omnes” the Latin phrase for “all out,” to ask all those present except the cardinal ...

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 ...

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.

Phone signals in Vatican City will be cut throughout the duration of the conclave, with one small exception Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto; Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Since the last conclave in ...

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns around the world, and they dedicate their lives to a variety of religious ...

In total, 133 cardinals will be voting during conclave, the most electors ever. LONDON and VATICAN CITY -- All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the ...

But Francis also changed Vatican law to allow the city state’s criminal tribunal to prosecute him. Italian daily Domani reported last week that during the initial pre-conclave discussions ...

the Vatican City State administration said. As tradition dictates, all windows in the conclave zone are darkened to guarantee privacy. Nearly 80 access points around the perimeter are sealed with ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than many outside the Vatican knew.

Japan's Cardinal Kikuchi Isao details his experience at the conclave to choose Pope Leo XIV in an exclusive interview with ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.