Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed during an ...

In an April 29 statement, the Vatican said “the oath of the officials and attendants of the conclave will take place” May 5 ...

The Vatican has announced the start time for the conclave. The event will begin on May 7 with a prayer in the Pauline Chapel ...

In the crush of Catholic Church news in the week since Pope Francis died, a theme keeps appearing: Hope that the next pontiff ...

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the ...

The winner must receive at least two-thirds of the votes from those cardinals who are under age 80 and thus eligible to participate in the balloting. The sacred and secretive process is no popularity ...