On May 7, in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the conclave for the election of the new pope — the Catholic Church's most secret ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis.

One hundred and thirty-three cardinals are sequestering themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for the start of a ...

The conclave — the highly secretive ritual of selecting a new pope ... A group of 133 cardinals from the College of Cardinals met at the Vatican to vote through secret ballot, with a two ...

Catholic cardinals are gathering at the Vatican for the 2025 conclave to choose Pope Francis' successor. Here's how long it could take.

Cardinals gather in secret after Pope Francis's burial to elect a new leader. The world watches for smoke from the Sistine ...

Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

The Vatican also plans to use signal jamming during the conclave to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside ...

and to let them get acquainted before entering the conclave, an ancient ritual steeped in mystery and ritual. The cardinals are cut off from the world while at the Vatican, between residences and ...

Catholic cardinals are beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a new pope, opening the most geographically ...

VATICAN CITY ... centuries-old ritual to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The cardinals participating in the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history ...

All those people will be sequestered to be on hand for any medical needs, and maintain the majesty and ritual appropriate ... outside the conclave, with the Vatican gendarmes overseeing the ...