Becoming a cardinal is one of the highest honors in the Catholic Church. Here’s an explanation of how archbishops are ...

Cardinals will gather for the papal conclave — the centuries-old tradition through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected — starting on May 7, Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Monday ...

Beneath the outstretched arms of Adam and God in the Sistine Chapel, around 250 cardinals are sequestered in an effort to find the next Holy Father. Their work began on May 7, after a solemn ceremony ...

Catholic cardinals across five continents are now in seclusion at the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, May 7 to vote for the successor to Pope Francis in a conclave that could take hours or days. The ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...