Calling on the Holy Spirit and all the saints, cardinals begin conclave
The cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 7, 2025, for the start of the conclave to...
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Papal ring, insignia destroyed at cardinals’ final meeting
In the presence of members of the College of Cardinals in the New Synod Hall at the Vatican May 6,...
At final memorial Mass, Pope Francis remembered as tireless shepherd
French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, protodeacon of the College of Cardinals, gives his homily as he presides over the final Mass...
As conclave nears, new pope’s cassock comes in three sizes
Raniero Mancinelli, a tailor and owner of a clerical clothing store near the Vatican, sews trim on one of the...
As conclave nears, all but four cardinal electors are in Rome
A Vatican firefighter helps install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 2, 2025....
Here are 11 cardinals with American ties who will cast votes for the next pope
The 10 U.S. cardinal electors, plus Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, 79, who will voting in...
Cardinals approve electors for conclave, formally ask for prayers
Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa, India, approaches the Petriano entrance of the Vatican next to St. Peter's Square to...
On electing a pope: 10 frequently asked questions answered
Cardinals from around the world pray in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican March 12, 2013, before beginning the conclave...
Over-80 cardinals still have role to play in choosing next pope
Cardinal Christoph Schonborn, the 80-year-old retired archbishop of Vienna, arrives to attend a general congregation meeting of the College of...
Conclave has most cardinals, widest geographical mix in history
Members of the College of Cardinals attend vespers at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 27, 2025,...
