As the conclave approaches, the cardinals have emphasized that this is a time of grace and discernment for the Church.

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

As dean of the College of Cardinals, this is supposed to be Giovanni Battista Re's moment. There's just one problem: the ...

The prayer book is the "Ordo Rituum Conclavis" ("Rites of the Conclave"), which was approved by St. John Paul II in 1998, but ...

All 135 cardinals who are under the age of 80 and have not renounced the right to enter the conclave will have full voting ...

The College of Cardinals has recognised that all 133 cardinal electors have the right to vote in the upcoming conclave, ...

In a College of Cardinals that is the most geographically diverse in centuries, name tags help, said cardinals gathering to ...

Promoting a church that is welcoming, listens to everyone and unifies, some members of the College of Cardinals told ...

The conclave to elect the next pope will open on May 7, Vatican officials announced today. The cardinals meeting in plenary ...

A conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals where an election is held to determine who the next pope is. The conclave ...

The papal conclave will be influenced by Pope Francis, whose picks to the College of Cardinals increased its geographic ...

The status of an Italian cardinal is being debated as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave to elect a successor ...