Once-powerful Vatican official Cardinal Angelo Becciu has formally withdrawn from participating in the conclave to elect a ...

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The college of cardinals also shared its gratitude to government and civil leaders for their 'solidarity' with the Church ...

The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will be among those assisting in preparations for the upcoming papal conclave, scheduled on May 7 ...

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican said he will not take part in the secret conclave to elect the new ...

The late pope sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization in 2021 calling her “a great female ...

Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful ...

The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.The cardinals will first celebrate the "Mass for the Election of the ...

The U.S. president wore a blue suit, blue tie and American flag lapel pin to the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025.

The upcoming conclave will be directed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the next eligible most senior cardinal bishop and the Vatican’s secretary of state.

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