Following Pope Francis's death last month, the papal conclave has commenced at the Vatican to elect his successor. On the first day, May 7, 2025, the 133 cardinals did not elect a new pope, indicated ...

The conclave to elect Pope Leo XIV was short, but it wasn’t the shortest ever - The two-day conclave stands in stark contrast to some past papal elections ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round ...

Intrigue, fashion, humility, faith—133 cardinal electors have descended on Rome to choose a new pope and their every move and ...

Cardinal-electors take an oath to maintain “absolute and perpetual secrecy” concerning “all matters directly or indirectly ...

Intelligence agencies have long gathered information to help their governments get a sense of who the next pope might be ...

The longest conclave since the 20th century began took 14 rounds of balloting across five days, ending with the election of ...

the area of the papal conclave is sealed for the duration of the conclave, and cardinals are denied access to news media, banned from using phones or computers, and required to swear an oath of ...

Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.

The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion ...