I wish I did not have to vote because I wish that Francis were still alive. But it is a fact that he has left us,” Cardinal ...

After every two rounds of voting in the Sistine Chapel, the ballots of the cardinals are burned in a special furnace to ...

If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is ...

The rules of the conclave say that cardinals under the age of 80 are invited to take part in the conclave. That means that ...

During the seating there's no communication with the outside world on the proceedings, except for the smoke signals from the ...

Confusion surrounding the birthdate of Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, a conservative cardinal from Burkina Faso, may cost him his spot at the upcoming papal conclave. Only cardinals under the age of 80 ...

The upcoming papal conclave is scheduled to commence on May 7. The College of Cardinals are set to gather in Vatican City to ...