Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted employees a bonus of €500 ($568) for the election of each new ...

There is no new Pope. Yet. Hours later than expected, black smoke was seen blowing out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the end of the first day of the conclave to elect a ...

How long does it take to choose a pope? In this case, only two days. The Vatican doesn’t publish official data on the number ...

The conclave to select the next pope will begin on Wednesday, May 7, according to the Vatican. The date was confirmed Monday by papal spokesman Matteo Bruni following the April 21 death of Pope ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

who normally meet in pre-conclave morning assemblies, held an extended afternoon session this week. Adding to the challenges, not all of them speak fluent Italian — Vatican City’s lingua franca. “We ...

All eyes are on the chimney over the Sistine Chapel for signs of white smoke that will herald the election of a new pope.

The decision was made at the Fifth General Congregation, held on Monday morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall. The conclave will take place in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, which will remain closed to ...

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The papal conclave, the secretive election process to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church, commenced on Wednesday.

The conclave to choose the next pope begins Wednesday, with cardinals from around the world gathering in the Vatican to partake in the centuries-old tradition. Cardinal electors are walking in ...

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...