British Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the 79-year-old archbishop of Westminster, was adamant that the church must strive for ...

Catholic cardinals on Monday set May 7 as the start date for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, delaying the ...

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21 ...

The conclave system to elect popes is a complex machine perfected over centuries of history and liturgical tradition. It is ...

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums on the occasion of the museum's reopening, 3 May, 2021 ...

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the ...

There were 135 cardinals aged under 80 when Francis died and are thereby eligible to take part in the conclave, but it is not ...

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