A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

Invoking the help of the Holy Spirit and recognizing that millions of people all over the world were praying for them, 133 ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

As the world awaits the historic moment where white smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Catholics in Manila ...

Wednesday 7 May, the Cardinals and more than 5,000 faithful gathered in St Peter's Basilica for the Mass for the Election of the Pope.Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, ...

As the cardinals gather in conclave beginning today, May 7, the Church and all people of goodwill are invited to pray this ...

Every time a conclave is convened, many say that the cardinals’ choice of pope will be guided by the Holy Spirit. But how ...

The attention of the church now turns decisively to the question of Francis’ successor and the preparations for the conclave ...

After a day of ceremony and centuries-old ritual, the 133 cardinal electors have begun voting on who should succeed Pope ...

Members of Guam’s Catholic community gather for a Requiem Mass celebrated by Archbishop Ryan Jimenez, along with priests and ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, provides an inside look into what goes on during conclave in the Catholic ...